Radiation Oncology Management Decisions

by Chao, K.S. Clifford; Perez, Carlos A.; Brady, Luther W.

• ISBN13: 9780781732222
• ISBN10: 0781732220
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-28
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Designed for rapid, on-the-spot consulation, this handy manual presents the most essential information that is immediately required in the daily clinical practice of radiation oncology. The first 12 chapters succinctly review concepts that are crucial in treatment planning and patient management. The remaining 52 chapters describe treatment regimens for all cancer sites and tumor types. This revised, updated Second Edition relfects the past three years' many improvements in radiation treatment of malignancies. A new chapter covers intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). The book contains more than 300 practical illustrations, including full-color in the chapters on IMRT and 3-D physics and treatment planning.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Fundamentals of Patient Management	1	(14)
External Beam Dosimetry and Treatment Planning (Photons)	15	(14)
Physics and Clinical Applications of Electron Beam Therapy	29	(8)
Three-Dimensional Physics and Treatment Planning	37	(12)
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Physics and Treatment Planning	49	(6)
Stereotactic Irradiation	55	(6)
Total-Body and Hemibody Irradiation	61	(4)
Altered Fractionation Schedules	65	(8)
Physics of Brachytherapy	73	(16)
Physics and Dosimetry of High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy	89	(6)
Nonsealed Radionuclide Therapy	95	(8)
Late Effects of Cancer Treatment	103	(8)
Skin, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, and Kaposi's Sarcoma	111	(12)
Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma	123	(6)
Brain, Brainstem, and Cerebellum	129	(28)
Pituitary	157	(10)
Spinal Canal	167	(8)
Eye	175	(8)
Ear	183	(6)
Nasopharynx	189	(14)
Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses	203	(10)
Salivary Glands	213	(10)
Oral Cavity	223	(12)
Tonsillar Fossa and Faucial Arch	235	(12)
Base of Tongue	247	(8)
Hypopharynx	255	(10)
Larynx	265	(10)
Unusual Nonepithelial Tumors of the Head and Neck	275	(20)
Thyroid	295	(8)
Lung	303	(18)
Mediastinum and Trachea	321	(12)
Esophagus	333	(12)
Breast: Stage Tis, T1, and T2 Tumors	345	(22)
Breast: Locally Advanced (T3 and T4), Inflammatory, and Recurrent Tumors	367	(10)
Stomach	377	(6)
Pancreas and Hepatobiliary Tract	383	(12)
Colon and Rectum	395	(12)
Anal Canal	407	(12)
Kidney, Renal Pelvis, and Ureter	419	(12)
Bladder	431	(10)
Female Urethra	441	(6)
Prostate	447	(22)
Testis	469	(12)
Penis and Male Urethra	481	(8)
Uterine Cervix	489	(22)
Endometrium	511	(8)
Ovary	519	(12)
Fallopian Tube	531	(6)
Vagina	537	(14)
Vulva	551	(16)
Retroperitoneum	567	(8)
Hodgkin's Disease	575	(14)
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas	589	(12)
Multiple Myeloma and Plasmacytomas	601	(4)
Bone	605	(10)
Soft Tissue Sarcomas (Excluding Retroperitoneum)	615	(8)
Brain Tumors in Children	623	(18)
Wilms' Tumor	641	(8)
Neuroblastoma	649	(8)
Rhabdomyosarcoma	657	(10)
Lymphomas in Children	667	(10)
Radiation Treatment of Benign Disease	677	(12)
Palliation: Brain, Spinal Cord, Bone, and Visceral Metastases	689	(10)
Pain Management	699	(8)
Appendix: Commonly Prescribed Drugs	707	(24)
Subject Index	731