Main description:

Step by Step Radiation Therapy: Treatment and Planning is a practical guide to radiation therapy. The book covers basic principles, planning and delivery of radiation treatment in a step by step manner.

Divided into 21 chapters, the book begins with the basics of radiation therapy planning. Subsequent chapters cover radiation therapy for a range of tumours, including breast, gastrointestinal, thoracic, central nervous system, genitourinary, thyroid, bone and soft tissue tumours. Other topics include the treatment of Hodgkin's disease, irradiation of blood products and spleen, palliative radiotherapy, re-irradiation, magna field radiotherapy, and radiotherapy of non-malignant diseases.

The book concludes with information on emergency radiotherapy, management of side-effects, and teletherapy instruments. Step by Step Radiation Therapy: Treatment and Planning provides information on the most recent advances in the field of radiation therapy, enhanced by full colour illustrations throughout the book, making this an essential resource for postgraduate trainees and oncologists.

Key points

Practical guide to basic principles, planning and delivery of radiation therapy
Covers therapy for a wide range of tumours
Information on recent advances in radiation therapy
Full colour illustrations throughout

Contents:

Basics of Radiation Therapy Planning
Head and Neck Cancer
Gynecologic Tumors
Carcinoma of Breast
Gastrointestinal Tract Tumors
Thoracic Tumors
Central Nervous System
Central Nervous System (CNS) Tumors in Children
On-CNS Solid Tumors in Children
Genitourinary Cancer
Thyroid Malignancies
Hodgkin's Disease
Irradiation of Blood Products and Spleen
Palliative Radiotherapy
Re-Irradiation
Magna Field Radiotherapy
Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
Radiotherapy of Non-Malignant Diseases
Emergency Radiotherapy
Radiation Therapy Accompaniments and their Management
Teletherapy Machines and Other Instruments

Index