Pocket Radiation Oncology is a practical, high-yield reference offering current, evidence-based practices and expert guidance from physicians at the world-renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center. Featuring an easy-to-use, loose-leaf format, it serves as a concise clinical companion and board study guide for medical students, residents, and attending physicians in radiation oncology.
Follows the popular Pocket Notebook format, featuring bulleted lists, tables, diagrams, and algorithms that make essential facts easy to find and retain.
Emphasizes key literature and clinical trials in every section.
Provides solutions to day-to-day management decisions in radiation oncology, including management of radiation induced symptoms, radiation physics, radiation biology, pediatrics, and radiation emergencies.
Author(s): Chad Tang, Ahsan Farooqi
Series: Pocket Notebook
Edition: 1
Publisher: LWW
Year: 2019
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Contents
RADIATION ONCOLOGY PRINCIPLES
Radiation Biology
Radiation Physics
Imaging and Radiology
Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy
Clinical Statistics
SPECIAL RADIATION TECHNIQUES
Brachytherapy
Proton Therapy
Oligometastatic Disease
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Stereotactic CNS Radiosurgery
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Low-Grade Gliomas
High-Grade Gliomas
Meningioma
Benign CNS
Pituitary Adenoma and Craniopharyngioma
PEDIATRICS
Medulloblastoma
Ependymoma
Intracranial Germ Cell Tumor
Wilms Tumor
Neuroblastoma
Ewing Sarcoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Osteosarcoma/Retinoblastoma/Brainstem Glioma
Late Effects
HEAD & NECK
Oral Cavity
Oropharynx
Sinonasal and Nasopharynx
Larynx and Hypopharynx
Salivary Gland Neoplasms
Thyroid Cancer
Unknown Head and Neck Primary
THORACIC
Early-Stage NSCLC
Stage III NSCLC
Small Cell Lung Cancer
Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
Mesothelioma
Esophageal Cancer
GASTROINTESTINAL
Colorectal Cancer
Anal Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Gastric Cancer
Hepatobiliary Cancer
BREAST
General Breast Cancer
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
Early-Stage Breast Cancer (ESBC)
Locally Advanced Breast Cancer (LABC)
Inflammatory/Recurrent Breast Cancer
GENITOURINARY
Prostate Cancer (Definitive)
Prostate Cancer (Adjuvant/Salvage)
Bladder Cancer
Testicular Cancer
Penile Cancer
GYNECOLOGIC
Cervical Cancer
Endometrial Cancer
Vaginal Cancer
Vulvar Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
SKIN/SARCOMA
Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Melanoma
Non-melanoma Skin Cancer
Merkel Cell Carcinoma
LYMPHOMA
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Miscellaneous Hematologic Malignancies
RADIATION EMERGENCIES, BENIGN DISEASE, AND PALLIATION
Brain Metastases
Spine Metastases
Non-spine Bone Metastases
Radiation Emergencies
Benign Disease: Non-neural
Clinical Setup
Abbreviations
Index