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Whether you are a practicing radiation
oncologist, resident in radiation oncology, fellow in any oncology discipline,
or a student of medicine, nursing, physics, dosimetry, or therapy, this handbook
is a valuable resource covering the issues most pertinent to patients undergoing
radiation therapy. Handbook of Radiation Oncology
covers general oncologic principles, workup, staging, and multidisciplinary
aspects of treatment, basic principles of physics and radiobiology, and specific
technologies including brachytherapy, radiosurgery, and unsealed sources.
Specific Topics Covered
Include:
- Physics of Radiation Oncology
- Classic and Molecular Biolgical
Basis of Radiation Oncology
- Clinical Principals of
Radiation Oncology and Multidisciplinary Care
- Radiation Oncology Treatment of
All Major Cancers including Head and Neck, Central Nervous System, Lung,
Pediatrics, Breast, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Gynecological,
Lymphomas, and others.
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Brachytherapy
- Palliative Care and Oncologic
Emergencies
Table of Contents:
Foreword
Contributing Authors
1. Radiation Physics (Geoffrey S. Ibbott, PhD)
2. The Biologic Basis of Radiotherapy (Barry S. Rosenstein, PhD)
3. Molecular Radiobiology (Barry S. Rosenstein, PhD)
4. Combined Modality (Charles G. Wood, MD and Stephen M. Hahn, MD)
5. Brachytherapy (Daniel R. Gome, MD; Kaled M. Alekiar, MD; and Michael
J. Zelefsky, MD)
6. Stereotactic Radiosurgery/ Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (Brian
Chang, MD and Robert D. Timmerman, MD)
7. Palliation and Oncologic Emergencies (Molly Gabel, MD)
8. Useful Tools for Radiation Oncology (Anwar Khan, MD and Benjamin D.
Smith, MD)
9. Radioimmunotherapy and the Use of Unsealed Sources in Radiation
Oncology (Vipul V. Thakkar, MD and Roger M. Macklis, MD)
10. Central Nervous System (Johnathan P.S. Knisely, MD, FRCPC; John H.
Suh, MD; and Christina Tsien, MD)
11. Current Management of Oral Cavity; Oropharynx/ Hypopharynx Cancer
(Kenneth Hu, MD; Peter Han, MD; and Louis B. Harrison, MD
12. Laryngeal Cancer (Omur Karakoyun Celik, MD and Paul M. Busse, MD,
PhD)
13. Nasopharynx and Sinuses (William P. O'Meara, MD and Nancy Lee, MD)
14. Managment of the Neck ( Daniel T. Chang, MD; Russell W. Hinerman, MD;
and William M. Mendenhall, MD)
15. Salivary Gland Tumors (Daniel T. Chang, MD; Russell W. Hinerman, MD;
and William M. Mendenhall, MD)
16. Eye (Sung Kim, MD)
17. Esophagus Cancer (Jeffrey C. Haynes, MD and James M. Metz, MD)
18. Lung Cancer ( Ronald McGarry, MD, PhD and Andrew T. Turrisi, III, MD
19. Thyroid, Trachea and Mediastinum (Joseph Colosanto, MD; Richard
Tsang, MD; and James D. Brierly, MB)
20. Early Stage Breast Cancer (Bruce G. Haff, MD)
21. Locally Advanced Breast Cancer (Thomas A. Buchholz, MD)
22. Pancreatic Cancer (Christopher G. Willett, MD; Brian G. Czito, MD;
and Joanna Bendell, MD)
23. Gastric Cancer (Sharad Goyal, MD and Salma K. Jabbour, MD)
24. Colorectal Cancer (Janet K. Horton, MD and Joel E. Tepper, MD)
25. Anal Cancer (Salma K. Jabbour, MD and Deborah Frassica, MD)
26. Cancers of the Bladder and Kidney (Michael G. Chang, MD, PhD and
Michael P. Hagan, MD, PhD)
27. Testicular Cancers (Christopher R. King, MD, PhD)
28. Prostate Cancer (Mark K. Buyyounouski, MD, MS; Eric M. Horowitz, MD;
and Alan Pollack, MD, PhD)
29. Cervical Cancer (Seungtaek Choi, MD and Patricia J. Eifel, MD)
30. Non-Cervical Gynecologic Malignancies (Penny Anderson, MD and Andre
Konski, MD, MBA, MA FACR)
31. Soft Tissue Sarcoma (Peter W. M. Chung, MD and Brian O'Sullivan, MD)
32. Pediatrics (Torunn I. Yock, MD, MCH)
33. Cutaneous Malignancies Including Cutaneous Lymphoma (Roy H. Decker,
MD, PhD and Lynn D. Wilson, MD, MPH)
34. Hodgkin Lymphoma (Joachim Yahalom, MD)
35. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Joachim Yahalom, MD)
36. Leukemias and Plasma Cell Disorders (Bouthaina Dabaja, MD and Chul
Soo Ha, MD)
37. Benign Diseases (Prabhakar Tripuraneni, MD)
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