02888cam a2200481Ii 4500 9780750312257 (hardback) NUST NUST MAIN RC271.R3 NGW Ngwa, Wilfred, author. Emerging models for global health in radiation oncology / Wilfred Ngwa & Twalib Ngoma. Bristol, England : IOP Publishing, 2016. xxii, 74 pages :billustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier IOP expanding physics, 2053-2563 Includes index. Includes bibliographical references Preface -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction to radiation oncology global health -- 1.1. Global radiation oncology defined -- 1.2. The need for global radiation oncology -- 1.3. Growing interest and activity in global radiation oncology 2. Challenges and new opportunities in global radiation oncology -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Perceptions or lack of awareness -- 2.3. Infrastructure -- 2.4. Human resources and capacity -- 2.5. Finance/funding -- 2.6. Space-time challenge -- 2.7. Bandwidth for use of ICTs -- 2.8. Cultural challenges -- 2.9. Access -- 2.10. Partnership challenges 3. Current models of global radiation oncology -- 3.1. The twinning partnership model for global radiation oncology -- 3.2. The consortium partnership model -- 3.3. The non-profit model for global radiation oncology 4. ICT-powered models of global radiation oncology -- 4.1. Potential of ICTs to catalyze global radiation oncology -- 4.2. Emerging ICT powered models 5. Low cost technologies for global radiation oncology -- 5.1. State-of-the-art lower cost technologies in radiation oncology -- 5.2. Emerging lower-cost technologies in radiation oncology 6. Global radiation oncology made simpler : a practical guide and recommendations for high-impact radiation oncology global health -- 6.1. Making it easier to participate in global radiation oncology -- 6.2. Facilitating high-impact outcomes -- 7. Global radiation oncology : quo vadis? Cancer Diagnosis. Cancer Radiotherapy. Diagnostic imaging. World health. Neoplasms diagnosis. Radiation Oncology methods. Neoplasms radiotherapy. Diagnostic Imaging. Global Health. Ngoma, Twalib author. Ohio Library and Information Network. Institute of Physics (Great Britain) publisher. .b10400448 31-03-21 31-03-21 20230120204253.0 BOOKS RC271.R3 NGW 120178 120178 2023-01-20 00:00:00 0 RC271.R3NGW 92004047149 55162 80.00 2023-01-20 BOOKS 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC 0 Medical Medical GEN 2023-01-20 BOOK AID 80.00