Radiotherapy in Practice - Imaging

by Hoskin, Peter; Goh, Vicky

• ISBN13: 9780199231324
• ISBN10: 019923132X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-19
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Imaging is a critical component in the delivery of radiotherapy to patients with malignancy, and this book teaches the principles and practice of imaging specific to radiotherapy. Introductory chapters outline the basic principles of the available imaging modalities including x-rays, ultrasound, CT, MR, nuclear medicine, and PET. Site specific chapters then cover the main tumor sites, reviewing optimal imaging techniques for diagnosis, staging, radiotherapy planning, and follow-up for each site. Chapters are co-authored by oncologists and radiologists specializing in a specific area to provide an authoritative view on the role of imaging in the patient's journey and examples of relevant images are provided throughout. The important areas of radiation protection, exposure justification, and risks, are also comprehensively covered, exploring issues such as balancing radiation exposure with long-term risks of radiation effects, such as second cancer induction.

Author Biography

Peter Hoskin qualified at the Royal Free Hospital and, after junior posts in general medicine in London, trained in clinical oncology at the Royal Marsden Hospital. He currently has a busy clinical practice focusing on urological and gynaecological malignancies and lymphomas. He also directs a research programme through UCL developing and evaluating functional imaging in oncological practice. Professor Hoskin is series editor of the OUP series, Radiotherapy in Practice. Vicky Goh qualified in medicine at Cambridge and, after junior posts in general medicine, went on to train in radiology in London, and completed a fellowship in cross-sectional imaging in Toronto, Canada. She has a busy clinical practice with a special interest in imaging gastrointestinal and thoracic malignancies. Her area of research is on developing and evaluating functional imaging techniques.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Principles of imaging

Breast

Lung and thorax

Lymphoma

Upper GI tumours

Lower gastrointestinal tract

Urological cancers

Gynaecological cancers

Head and neck cancers

Central nervous system

Connective tissues (soft tissue sarcoma)

Endocrine tumours

Skeletal tumours

Paediatrics

Imaging for common complications

Radiation protection issues when imaging patients for radiotherapy

Appendices

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