Full Description
This book covers various clinical aspects of radiation oncology, its principles and its current practice in the management of cancer types and sites in the human body. The book is in 2 volumes - Volume I covers basic and technical aspects, while Volume II provides the clinical basis of modern radiation oncology. The chapters in this volume concentrate on decision making in radiation oncology; integration of multidisciplinary approaches; clinical radiotherapy workflow covering the aim, simulation and imaging guidelines, current techniques and dose prescriptions; toxicities related to radiotherapy; and the outcomes and survival for various human cancers. It emphasizes on Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), where more than two-thirds of cancer patients would receive radiotherapy. It includes separate chapters on contemporary topics like radiotherapy for benign diseases, geriatric population, and emergencies; biological and genetic based radiation oncology; and resource appropriate cancer management.
The book is a relevant resource for busy radiation oncology physicians, and trainees/residents/fellows seeking to utilize evidence in the literature to guide the radiation therapy practices and multi-disciplinary care for cancer patients. The book is valuable for cancer specialists in other disciplines such as surgical oncology, medical oncology, palliative medicine, including basic scientists engaged in cancer management working in both developed and developing countries.
Contents
1. Central nervous system tumours.- 2.Orbital and ocular tumours.- 3.Head and neck tumours.- 4.Skin cancers.- 5.Breast cancer.- 6.Non small cell lung cancer.- 7. Small cell lung cancer.- 8.Mediastinal tumours.- 9. Esophageal cancer.- 10.- Stomach cancer.- 11.Hepatobiliary malignancies and pancreatic tumours.- 12. Lower gastrointestinal tract cancers.- 13. Genitourinary cancers.- 14. Cancer of gynecological sites.- 15. Bone and soft tissue tumours in adults.- 16. Pediatric tumours.- 17. Hematological malignancies.- 18. Biology based radiotherapy and genetics for the radiation oncologist.- 19.Radiation therapy in geriatric population.- 20. Radiotherapy in benign disease.- 21.Emergencies in radiation oncology.- 22.Radiotherapy for metastatic and oligometastatic diseases.- 23. Multidisciplinary care in oncology practice.
