The treatment of cancer has witnessed exciting developments on the cellular level—and Nuclear Oncology sums up these developments. This complicated field has been translated into an easy-to-read, comprehensive text that deconstructs all the latest findings as they pertain to oncology. For anyone seeking the latest cutting-edge molecular imaging and targeted therapy techniques in cancer diagnosis, management, and treatment, look no further than Nuclear Oncology.

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I Radionuclides in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant Tumors
1 Neuroendocrine Tumors 3
2 Brain Tumors 33
3 Melanoma 59
4 Gynecologic Tumors 75
5 Prostate Cancer 83
6 Pulmonary Tumors 103
7 Thyroid Cancer 129
8 Breast Cancer 143
9 Gastrointestinal Tumors 163
10 Lymphoma 185
11 Parathyroid Tumors 209
12 Bone Tumors 227
13 Pain From Metastatic Bone Tumors 245
14 Lymphoscintigraphy in Malignant Disease 261
15 Pediatric Tumors 275
II Special Techniques and Radiopharmaceuticals
16 PET Imaging in Oncology 313
17 Receptor Imaging in Oncology 333
18 Somatostatin Receptor Imaging in Oncology 345
19 Monoclonal Antiboides in Oncology 359
20 Assessment of Multidrug Resistance 371
21 Evaluation of the Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy on Other Organs 383
22 Substraction Technique in Tumor Imaging Through Interactive Matrices 393
23 Current Tumor Imaging Agents 401
24 Tumor Markers in Oncology 415
Subject Index 433