Clinical radiation oncology : indications, techniques, and results /: indications, techniques, and results. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editor, William Small, Jr. ; associate editors, Nancy J. Tarbell, Min Yao ; section editors, Jason A. Efstathiou, Minesh P. Mehta, William Small, Jr., Christopher G. Willett, Min Yao.
• Editors: Jr, Small, William; Tarbell, Nancy J, 1951-; (Radiation oncologist), Yao, Min
• Contents: Dedication ix Preface xi Contributors xiii Section 1 Scientific Foundations 1 ; Section Editor:William Small Jr. 1 Basic Concepts of Clinical Radiation Oncology 3; Hannah Yoon, Karan Shah, William Small Jr, Minesh P.Mehta and John P. Hayes 2 Radiation Biology for Radiation Oncologists 15; Timothy A. Chan, Boris Hristov and Simon N. Powell 3 Treatment Planning 62; George T.Y. Chen and Jong H. Kung 4 Image-Guided Radiation Therapy 83; Monique Youl, Kristy K. Brock and Laura A. Dawson 5 A Guide to Understanding Statistics in Radiation Oncology 99 ; Kathryn Winter 6 Use of Protons for Radiation Therapy 115; Mark Pankuch, Nasiruddin Mohammed, Draik Hecksel, Steve Laub, Sean Boyer and William F. Hartsell 7 Principles of Palliative Radiation Therapy 141; Randy L. Wei, Bo A. Wan, Edward Chowand Stephen Lutz 8 Patient Safety and Quality: Management for the Radiation Oncologist 158; Fiori Alite and Abhishek A. Solanki Section 2 Cancers of the Head and Neck 175; Section Editor: Min Yao 9 Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity 177; Keith Unger, Felix Ho, James Melotek and Nancy Lee 10 Oropharyngeal Cancer 202; Charles Woods, Mitchell Machtay and Min Yao 11 Larynx and Hypopharynx 227; Changhu Chen 12 Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx 248; Keith Unger, Felix Ho, James Melotek and Nancy Lee 13 Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinuses and Nasal Cavity 269; Farzan Siddiqui, Nicholas Galanopoulos and Min Yao 14 Salivary Gland Carcinomas 288; Allen M. Chen 15 Cervical Nodes with Unknown Primary Carcinomas 300; Min Yao, Pierre Lavertu and Mitchell Machtay 16 Temporal Bone Tumors 313; Allen M. Chen 17 Thyroid Cancer 318; Roi Dagan and Robert J. Amdur 18 Head and Neck Radiation Therapy Sequelae and Late Complications and the Role of IMRT 335; Xiaoshen Wang and Avraham Eisbruch Section 3 Cancer of the Intrathorax 349; Section Editor: Minesh P. Mehta 19 Lung Cancer 351; Deepak Khuntia, Pranshu Mohindra and Minesh P. Mehta 20 Carcinoma of the Esophagus 385; Grace J. Kim and Mohan Suntharalingam Section 4 Gastrointestinal Malignancies 397; Section Editor: Christopher G.Willett 21 Gastric Cancer 399; Joanna Y. Chin and Theodore S. Hong 22 Pancreatic Cancer 409; Manisha Palta, Christopher G.Willett and Brian G. Czito 23 Colon Cancer 429 ; Jennifer Y. Wo 24 Rectal Cancer 438; Jennifer Y. Wo 25 Anal Cancer 466; Brian G. Czito, Manisha Palta and Christopher G. Willett Section 5 Genitourinary Malignancies 481; Section Editor: Jason A. Efstathiou 26 Bladder Cancer 483; Phillip J. Gray, William U. Shipley and Jason A. Efstathiou 27 Prostate Cancer 497; Abhishek A. Solanki, Rebecca I. Hartman, Phillip J. Gray, Brent S. Rose, Jonathan J. Paly, Kent W. Mouw and Jason A. Efstathiou 28 Carcinoma of the Upper Urinary Tract 531; Anthony L. Zietman, Jonathan J. Paly and Jason A. Efstathiou 29 Testicular Cancer 539 ; Jonathan J. Paly and Jason A. Efstathiou 30 Penile Cancer 549; Kent W. Mouw, Anthony L. Zietman and Jason A. Efstathiou Section 6 Gynecological Malignancies 557; Section Editor:William Small Jr. 31 Endometrium 559; Ann Klopp and Patricia Eifel 32 Vulva 576; Kanokpis Townamchai, Caitlin Newhouse and Akila N. Viswanathan 33 Ovary 597 ; Charles A. Kunos 34 Vagina 618; Charles A. Kunos 35 Cervix 631; Charles A. Kunos Section 7 Miscellaneous Sites 673; Section Editor:William Small, Jr 36 Cancer of the Skin 675 ; Justin Lee, Elizabeth Barnes, May Tsao and Phillip Devlin 37 Cancer of the Breast 694; Jonathan B. Strauss, Monica Morrow and William Small Jr 38 Soft-Tissue Sarcomas 739; Jonathan B. Ashman and Kaled M. Alektiar 39 Tumors of the Central Nervous System 757 ; Phillip J. Gray, Jay S. Loeffler and Helen A. Shih 40 The Lymphomas 775; Caitlin Costello, Loren K. Mell and Parag Sanghvi 41 Pediatric Tumors 805; Shannon M. MacDonald, Torunn I. Yock, Nancy J. Tarbell and Tamara Z. Vern-Gross Index 845
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.99/40642; Cancer -- Radiotherapy; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General; MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases; MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine; Neoplasms -- radiotherapy; Radiation Oncology -- methods; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119341215; 1119341213; 9781119341352; 1119341353; 9781119341154; 1119341159
• Related ISBNs: 9780470905524; 0470905522
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
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