Radiation Oncology: Rationale, Technique, Results

Author: Gerald K. Coles
Published: December 2002
Publisher: Elsevier Science
ISBN: 0323012582
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 1020

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The rationale for this new edition (the last appeared in 1994) are such advances as three-dimensional conformal and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (CRT and IMRT) that integrate cytotoxic chemotherapy and hormones (with use of molecular therapeutics possible sometime in the future). New chapters describe clinical radiation physics, palliative care, and emerging modalities. The effects of treatment on normal tissues are emphasized by early presentation in each chapter. Contents, following an introductory section on principles, address various areas of the body. Final chapters focus on childhood cancer and special subjects such as radiation therapy for bone marrow or stem cell transplants, palliative care, and clinical applications of new treatments. The 39 chapters are by specialists, most from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Table of Contents:

Pt. I Principles
1 Physical and Biological Basis of Radiation Therapy 3
2 Clinical Radiation Physics 63
3 Principles of Combining Radiation Therapy and Surgery 97
4 Principles of Combining Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy 108
Pt. II Skin
5 The Skin 127
Pt. III Head and Neck
6 The Salivary Glands 145
7 The Nasal Fossa and Paranasal Sinuses 160
8 The Nasopharynx 178
9 The Oropharynx 196
10 The Oral Cavity 219
11 The Larynx and Hypopharynx 255
12 The Orbit 282
13 The Temporal Bone, Ear, and Paraganglia 293
14 The Thyroid 310
Pt. IV Breast
15 The Breast 333
Pt. V Thorax
16 The Blood Vessels and Heart 387
17 The Lung and Thymus 399
Pt. VI Gastrointestinal Tract
18 The Esophagus 429
19 The Stomach and Small Intestine 444
20 The Pancreas 465
21 The Liver and Biliary System 481
22 The Colon and Rectum 497
23 The Anal Region 537
Pt. VII Urinary Tract
24 The Kidney 559
25 The Urinary Bladder 575
Pt. VIII Male Genital Tract
26 The Testicle 605
27 The Prostate 629
Pt. IX Female Genital Tract
28 The Uterine Cervix 681
29 The Endometrium 724
30 The Vulva and Vagina 743
31 The Ovary 757
Pt. X Central Nervous System
32 The Brain and Spinal Cord 781
Pt. XI Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Hodgkin's Disease
33 Leukemias and Lymphomas 821
Pt. XII Musculoskeletal System
34 The Bone 857
35 The Soft Tissue 884
Pt. XIII Childhood Cancer
36 Childhood Cancer 913
Pt. XIV Special Considerations
37 Radiation Therapy for Bone Marrow or Stem Cell Transplantation 939
38 Palliative Care 954
39 Clinical Applications of New Modalities 987

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