Practical Radiotherapy Planning
Fifth Edition
5th Edition
Published on 3. October 2023
484 pages
978-1-351-69524-4 (ISBN)
Description
Good and effective treatment in radiotherapy requires careful consideration of the complex variables involved as well as critical assessment of the techniques. This new edition of an established classic takes into account advances in imaging and treatment delivery and reflects the current state of the art in the practice of radiotherapy, emphasizing the underlying principles of treatment that can be applied for conventional, conformal, and novel treatments.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
62 Tables, black and white; 35 Line drawings, color; 14 Line drawings, black and white; 143 Halftones, color; 24 Halftones, black and white; 178 Illustrations, color; 38 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-351-69524-4 (9781351695244)
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Persons
Dr Stephen Morris is Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Guy's and St Thomas' and King's College Hospital. He graduated from Guy's and St Thomas' medical school and trained in clinical oncology at the Royal Marsden Hospital and at the Guy's and St Thomas' cancer centre. As an SPR in 2003 he was a member of the team that set up dynamic prostate brachytherapy at Guy's and is now one of the two consultant clinical oncologists offering this service. He is a clinical oncology college tutor and manages the clinical oncology specialist registrar training at Guy's and St Thomas'.
Dr Tom Roques is Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He joined the trust in 2004 as a consultant having trained in Cambridge, Oxford, London and Vancouver. He leads the head and neck cancer multidisciplinary team, is co-chair of the cancer network head and neck group and chair of the cancer network radiotherapy group. He has been clinical director for oncology since 2009.
Dr Shahreen Ahmad, MRCP, FRCR, MD, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Suat Loo, MRCP, FRCR, Consultant Oncologist, Colchester Hospital, Colchester
Dr Tom Roques is Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He joined the trust in 2004 as a consultant having trained in Cambridge, Oxford, London and Vancouver. He leads the head and neck cancer multidisciplinary team, is co-chair of the cancer network head and neck group and chair of the cancer network radiotherapy group. He has been clinical director for oncology since 2009.
Dr Shahreen Ahmad, MRCP, FRCR, MD, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Suat Loo, MRCP, FRCR, Consultant Oncologist, Colchester Hospital, Colchester
Content
Preface.
1. What you need to know before planning radiotherapy treatment. 2. Principles of radiotherapy planning. 3. Radiobiology and treatment planning. 4. Organs at risk and tolerance of normal tissues. 5. Principles of brachytherapy. 6. Emergency and palliative radiotherapy. 7. Skin. 8. Head and neck: general considerations. 9. Lip, ear, nose and treatment of the neck in skin cancer. 10. Oral cavity. 11. Oropharynx cancer and unknown primary tumours of the head and neck. 12. Hypopharynx. 13. Nasopharynx. 14. Larynx. 15. Salivary glands. 16. Sinuses: maxilla, ethmoid and nasal cavity tumours. 17. Orbit. 18. Central nervous system. 19. Thyroid and thymoma. 20. Lung. 21. Mesothelioma. 22. Breast. 23. Haematological malignancies. 24. Oesophagus and stomach. 25. Pancreas and liver. 26. Rectum. 27. Anus. 28. Prostate. 29. Bladder. 30. Testis. 31. Penis. 32. Cervix. 33. Uterus. 34. Vagina. 35. Vulva. 36. Sarcoma. 37. Paediatric tumours. 38. Radiotherapy for benign disease.
1. What you need to know before planning radiotherapy treatment. 2. Principles of radiotherapy planning. 3. Radiobiology and treatment planning. 4. Organs at risk and tolerance of normal tissues. 5. Principles of brachytherapy. 6. Emergency and palliative radiotherapy. 7. Skin. 8. Head and neck: general considerations. 9. Lip, ear, nose and treatment of the neck in skin cancer. 10. Oral cavity. 11. Oropharynx cancer and unknown primary tumours of the head and neck. 12. Hypopharynx. 13. Nasopharynx. 14. Larynx. 15. Salivary glands. 16. Sinuses: maxilla, ethmoid and nasal cavity tumours. 17. Orbit. 18. Central nervous system. 19. Thyroid and thymoma. 20. Lung. 21. Mesothelioma. 22. Breast. 23. Haematological malignancies. 24. Oesophagus and stomach. 25. Pancreas and liver. 26. Rectum. 27. Anus. 28. Prostate. 29. Bladder. 30. Testis. 31. Penis. 32. Cervix. 33. Uterus. 34. Vagina. 35. Vulva. 36. Sarcoma. 37. Paediatric tumours. 38. Radiotherapy for benign disease.
