Full Description
Imaging is a critical component in the delivery of radiotherapy to patients with malignancy, and this book teaches the principles and practice of imaging specific to radiotherapy.
Introductory chapters outline the basic principles of the available imaging modalities including x-rays, CT, ultrasound, MRI, nuclear medicine, and PET. Site specific chapters then cover the main tumour sites, reviewing optimal imaging techniques for diagnosis, staging, radiotherapy planning, and follow-up for each site. The important areas of radiation protection, exposure justification, and risks are also covered, exploring issues such as balancing radiation exposure with long-term risks of radiation effects, such as second cancer induction.
This second edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect current techniques, and includes two brand new chapters on imaging for radiotherapy treatment verification, and the role of specialist MRI techniques and functional imaging for radiotherapy planning. With insights from experts in each field and over 200 illustrations, this comprehensive and easy-to-read guide will be an invaluable resource for radiation oncologists, clinical oncologists, and radiotherapists, both qualified and in training.
ABOUT THE SERIES
Radiotherapy remains the major non-surgical treatment modality for the management of malignant disease. It is based on the application of the principles of applied physics, radiobiology, and tumour biology to clinical practice. Each volume in the series takes the reader through the basic principles of the use of ionizing radiation and then develops this by individual sites. This series of practical handbooks is aimed at physicians both training and practising in radiotherapy, as well as medical physics, dosimetrists, radiographers, and senior nurses.
Contents
1: Peter Hoskin and Vicky Goh: Introduction
2: Connie Yip, N. Jane Taylor, Anthony Chambers, and Vicky Goh: Principles of imaging
3: Thankamma Ajithkumar, Heok Cheow, and Peter Hoskin: MRI and functional imaging in radiotherapy planning, delivery, and treatment
4: Dinos Geropantas and Victoria Ames: Breast
5: Pooja Jain, Katy Clarke, and Michael Darby: Lung and thorax
6: Peter Hoskin, Heok Cheow, and Thankamma Ajithkumar: Lymphoma
7: Kieran Foley, Carys Morgan, and Tom Crosby: Oesophageal tumours
8: Nicholas Carroll and Elizabeth C. Smyth: Gastric tumours
9: Marika Reinius, Edmund Godfrey, and Bristi Basu: Hepatic and biliary tumours
10: Thankamma Ajithkumar and David Bowden: Pancreatic tumours
11: Haesun Choi: Gastrointestinal stromal tumours
12: Vivek Misra and Rohit Kochhar: Rectal cancer
13: Rebecca Muirhead and Vicky Goh: Anal cancer
14: Ananya Choudhury and Peter Hoskin: Urological cancers
15: Kate Lankester and Lavanya Vitta: Gynaecological cancers
16: Gill Barnett and Tilak Das: Head and neck cancers
17: Sara C. Erridge, Gerard Thompson, and David Summers: Central nervous system
18: Gail Horan, Emma-Louise Gerety, Sarah Prewett, and Morag Brothwell: Soft tissue sarcomas
19: Luigi Aloj: Endocrine tumours
20: Gulshad Begum, Sarah Prewett, Gail Horan, and Emma-Louise Gerety: Primary Bone Sarcomas
21: Mark Gaze, Monique Shahid, Paul Humphries, and Francesca Peters: Paediatrics
22: Helen Addley, Katy Hickman, and Thankamma Ajithkumar: Imaging for common complications
23: June Dean: Imaging for treatment verifications
24: Simon Thomas: Radiation protection issues when imaging patients for radiotherapy
