Description
**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Radiation Oncology**A comprehensive, multidisciplinary resource for the entire radiation oncology team, Gunderson & Tepper's Clinical Radiation Oncology, 5th Edition, thoroughly covers all aspects of this complex and dynamic field. Concise, templated chapters cover the basic biology of oncologic disease processes as well as updated treatment algorithms, the latest clinical guidelines, and state-of-the-art techniques and modalities. More than 1,000 images—detailed anatomy drawings, radiographic images, and more—provide outstanding visual support for every area of the text.- Divides content into three distinct sections for quick access to information: Scientific Foundations, Techniques and Modalities, and Disease Sites. Disease Site chapters include overviews summarizing the most important issues and concluding discussions on controversies and problems- Features new and expanded content on molecular and cellular biology and its relevance in individualized treatment approaches, stereotactic radiation therapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy, biologic therapy, precision radiation therapy, targeted radiation, dosing guidelines for better quality of life and improved patient outcomes, and more- Includes new chapters on Radiation Physics: Particle Therapy, Interventional Radiology, Radiation Therapy in the Elderly, Palliative Care, Quality and Safety, and Immunotherapy with Radiotherapy- Provides guidance on single-modality and combined-modality approaches, as well as outcome data including disease control, survival, and treatment tolerance- Includes access to videos on Intraoperative Irradiation, Prostate Brachytherapy, Penile Brachytherapy, and Ocular Melanoma- 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
Table of 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 RadiationSECTION II TECHNIQUES AND MODALITIES15. 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 Tumors26. 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 Tumors32. Oral Cavity33. 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 Neoplasms43. Small Cell Lung Cancer44. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer45. Cancer of the Esophagus46. Uncommon Thoracic TumorsPart D. Gastrointestinal Tumors47. Gastric/GE Junction Cancer48. Pancreatic Cancer49. Hepatobiliary Cancer50. Colon Cancer51. Rectal Cancer52. Anal CarcinomaPart E. Genitourinary Tumors53. Prostate Cancer54. Bladder Cancer55. Testicular Cancer56. Kidney and Ureteral Carcinoma57. Penile CancerPart F. Gynecologic Tumors58. Cervical Cancer59. Endometrial Cancer60. Cancers of the Vulva and Vagina61. Ovarian CancerPart G. Breast Cancer62. 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 Cancers67. Central Nervous System Tumors68. 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 Malignancies76. Hodgkin's Lymphoma77. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma78. Multiple Myeloma and Other Plasma Cell Neoplasms79. Mycosis Fungoides
