Textbook of Radiation Oncology

By Theodore L. Phillips and Steven A. Leibel

1776 pagesComprehensively reviews each topic, with a distinct clinical orientation throughout.Serves as a foundation for the basic principles that underlie the selection and application of radiation as a treatment modality, including radiobiology, radiation physics, immobilization and simulation, high dose rate, intraoperative irradation, and more.Guides readers through all stages of treatment application with step-by-step techniques for the assessment and implementation of radiotherapeutic options.Presents latest information on brachytherapy; 3-dimensional conformal treatment planning; sterotactic radiosurgery and radiolabeled antibodiesDiscusses the recent use of radiotherapy in the treatment of primary lymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma, and cancers of the prostate and central nervous systemIncludes the latest AJCC staging system guidelinesOffers the latest advances in techniques, allowing you to deliver doses precisely to areas affected by malignancy and spare healthy tissuePresents new chapters on the hottest topics including Three Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy; Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy; Breathing Synchronized Radiotherapy; Plasma Cell Tumors: Multiple Myeloma and Solitary Plasmacytoma; Extracranial Stereotactic Radioablation and Imaging of the] Head and Neck; Thorax; Abdomen; and Pelvis .

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721600263
• ISBN13: 9780721600260
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 1776 Pages
• Weight: 9.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 8.5" x 10.9"