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Perfect for radiation oncology physicians and residents needing a multidisciplinary, treatment-focused resource, this updated edition continues to provide the latest knowledge in this consistently growing field. Not only will you broaden your understanding of the basic biology of disease processes, you'll also access updated treatment algorithms, information on techniques, and state-of-the-art modalities. The consistent and concise format provides just the right amount of information, making Clinical Radiation Oncology a welcome resource for use by the entire radiation oncology team.Content is templated and divided into three sections -- Scientific Foundations of Radiation Oncology, Techniques and Modalities, and Disease Sites - for quick access to information. Disease Sites chapters summarize the most important issues on the opening page and include a full-color format, liberal use of tables and figures, a closing section with a discussion of controversies and problems, and a treatment algorithm that reflects the treatment approach of the authors. Chapters have been edited for scientific accuracy, organization, format, and adequacy of outcome data (such as disease control, survival, and treatment tolerance). Allows you to examine the therapeutic management of specific disease sites based on single-modality and combined-modality approaches.Features an emphasis on providing workup and treatment algorithms for each major disease process, as well as the coverage of molecular biology and its relevance to individual diseases. Two new chapters provide an increased emphasis on stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body irradiation (SBRT).New Associate Editor, Dr. Andrea Ng, offers her unique perspectives to the Lymphoma and Hematologic Malignancies section.Key Points are summarized at the beginning of each disease-site chapter, mirroring the template headings and highlighting essential information and outcomes.Treatment algorithms and techniques, together with discussions of controversies and problems, reflect the treatment approaches employed by the authors.Disease Site Overviews allow each section editor to give a unique perspective on important issues, while online updates to Disease Site chapters ensure your knowledge is current.Disease Site chapters feature updated information on disease management and outcomes.Four videos accessible on Expert Consult include Intraoperative Irradiation, Prostate Brachytherapy, Penile Brachytherapy, and Ocular Melanoma.Thirty all-new anatomy drawings increase your visual understanding.Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Contents
SECTION I SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF RADIATION ONCOLOGYPart A. Radiobiology1. The Biological Basis of Radiation Oncology2. Molecular and Cellular Biology3. Dose-Response Modifiers in Radiation Therapy4. Interaction of Chemotherapy and Radiation5. Biologics and Their Interactions with RadiationPart B. Physics6. Radiation Oncology Physics7. Radiation Physics - StereotacticPart C. Related Cancer Disciplines8. Surgical Principles9. Principles of Chemotherapy10. Imaging in Oncology11. Nuclear Medicine12. Health Services Research in Radiation Oncology13. Statistics and Clinical Trials14. Late Effects after Radiation15. Brachytherapy16. Intensity-Modulated and Image-Guided Radiation Therapy17. Intraoperative Irradiation18. Total Body Irradiation19. Charged Particle Radiotherapy20. Neutron Radiotherapy21. Hyperthermia22. Targeted Radionuclide Therapy23. Stereotactic Irradiation: CNS Tumors24. Stereotactic Body Irradiation: Extracranial Tumors25. Metastatic Disease: Bone, Spinal Cord, Brain, Liver, and LungSECTION III DISEASE SITESPart A. Central Nervous System TumorsOverview 26. Low-Grade Gliomas27. High-Grade Gliomas28. Benign Brain Tumors: Meningiomas and Vestibular Schwannomas29. Pituitary Tumors and Craniopharyngiomas30. Spinal Cord Tumors31. Orbital, Ocular, and Optic Nerve TumorsPart B. Head and Neck TumorsOverview 32. Oral Cavity 33. Oropharyngeal Cancer34. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma35. Larynx and Hypopharynx Cancer36. Sinonasal Cancer37. Salivary Gland Malignancies38. Thyroid Cancer39. Unknown Head and Neck Primary Site40. Management of the Neck41. Cutaneous Carcinoma42. Malignant MelanomaPart C. Thoracic NeoplasmsOverview 43. Small Cell Lung Cancer44. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer45. Cancer of the Esophagus46. Uncommon Thoracic TumorsPart D. Gastrointestinal TumorsOverview 47. Gastric/GE Junction Cancer48. Pancreatic Cancer49. Hepatobiliary Cancer50. Colon Cancer51. Rectal Cancer52. Anal CarcinomaPart E. Genitourinary TumorsOverview 53. Prostate Cancer54. Bladder Cancer55. Testicular Cancer56. Kidney and Ureteral Carcinoma57. Penile CancerPart F. Gynecologic TumorsOverview 58. Cervical Cancer59. Endometrial Cancer60. Cancers of the Vulva and Vagina61. Ovarian CancerPart G. Breast CancerOverview 62. Noninvasive Breast Cancer63. Breast Cancer: Stages I-II64. Breast Cancer: Postmastectomy Radiation, Locally Advanced Disease, and Inflammatory Breast CancerPart H. Sarcoma and Benign Disease65. Soft Tissue Sarcoma66. Benign DiseasesPart I. Childhood CancersOverview 67. Central Nervous System Tumors 68. Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcomas69. Pediatric Sarcomas of Bone70. Wilms' Tumor71. Retinoblastoma72. Neuroblastoma73. Pediatric Leukemias and Lymphomas74. Pediatric Hodgkin's Lymphoma75. Rare Pediatric TumorsPart J. Lymphoma and Hematologic MalignanciesOverview 76. Hodgkin's Lymphoma77. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma78. Multiple Myeloma and Other Plasma Cell Neoplasms79. Mycosis Fungoides
