Perfect for radiation oncology physicians and residents needing a multidisciplinary, treatment-focused resource, this updated edition continues to provide the latest knowledge in this consistently growing field. Not only will you broaden your understanding of the basic biology of disease processes, you'll also access updated treatment algorithms, information on techniques, and state-of-the-art modalities. The consistent and concise format provides just the right amount of information, making Clinical Radiation Oncology a welcome resource for use by the entire radiation oncology team.
8 Content is templated and divided into three sections -- Scientific Foundations of Radiation Oncology, Techniques and Modalities, and Disease Sites - for quick access to information.
* Disease Sites chapters summarize the most important issues on the opening page and include a full-color format, liberal use of tables and figures, a closing section with a discussion of controversies and problems, and a treatment algorithm that reflects the treatment approach of the authors.
* Chapters have been edited for scientific accuracy, organization, format, and adequacy of outcome data (such as disease control, survival, and treatment tolerance).
* Allows you to examine the therapeutic management of specific disease sites based on single-modality and combined-modality approaches.
* Features an emphasis on providing workup and treatment algorithms for each major disease process, as well as the coverage of molecular biology and its relevance to individual diseases.
* Two new chapters provide an increased emphasis on stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body irradiation (SBRT).
* New Associate Editor, Dr. Andrea Ng, offers her unique perspectives to the Lymphoma and Hematologic Malignancies section.
* Key Points are summarized at the beginning of each disease-site chapter, mirroring the template headings and highlighting essential information and outcomes.
* Treatment algorithms and techniques, together with discussions of controversies and problems, reflect the treatment approaches employed by the authors.
* Disease Site Overviews allow each section editor to give a unique perspective on important issues, while online updates to Disease Site chapters ensure your knowledge is current.
* Disease Site chapters feature updated information on disease management and outcomes.
* Four videos accessible on Expert Consult include Intraoperative Irradiation, Prostate Brachytherapy, Penile Brachytherapy, and Ocular Melanoma.
* Thirty all-new anatomy drawings increase your visual understanding.
* Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

SECTION I SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY

Part A. Radiobiology

1. The Biological Basis of Radiation Oncology

2. Molecular and Cellular Biology

3. Dose-Response Modifiers in Radiation Therapy

4. Interaction of Chemotherapy and Radiation

5. Biologics and Their Interactions with Radiation


Part B. Physics

6. Radiation Oncology Physics

7. Radiation Physics - Stereotactic


Part C. Related Cancer Disciplines

8. Surgical Principles

9. Principles of Chemotherapy

10. Imaging in Oncology

11. Nuclear Medicine

12. Health Services Research in Radiation Oncology

13. Statistics and Clinical Trials

14. Late Effects After Radiation


SECTION II TECHNIQUES AND MODALITIES

15. Brachytherapy

16. Intensity-Modulated and Image-Guided Radiation Therapy

17. Intraoperative Irradiation

18. Total Body Irradiation

19. Charged Particle Radiotherapy

20. Neutron Radiotherapy

21. Hyperthermia

22. Targeted Radionuclide Therapy

23. Stereotactic Irradiation: CNS Tumors

24. Stereotactic Body Irradiation: Extracranial Tumors

25. Palliation of Metastases: Bone, Spinal Cord, Brain, Lung, and Liver


SECTION III DISEASE SITES

Part A. Central Nervous System Tumors

Overview

26. Low-Grade Gliomas

27. High-Grade Gliomas

28. Benign Brain Tumors: Meningiomas and Vestibular Schwannomas

29. Pituitary Tumors and Craniopharyngiomas

30. Spinal Cord Tumors

31. Orbital, Ocular, and Optic Nerve Tumors


Part B. Head and Neck Tumors

Overview

32. Oral Cavity Cancer

33. Oropharyngeal Cancer

34. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

35. Larynx and Hypopharynx Cancer

36. Sinonasal Cancer

37. Salivary Gland Malignancies

38. Thyroid Cancer

39. Unknown Head and Neck Primary Site

40. Management of the Neck

41. Cutaneous Carcinoma

42. Malignant Melanoma


Part C. Thoracic Neoplasms

Overview

43. Small Cell Lung Cancer

44. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

45. Cancer of the Esophagus

46. Uncommon Thoracic Tumors


Part D. Gastrointestinal Tumors

Overview

47. Gastric/GE Junction Cancer

48. Pancreatic Cancer

49. Hepatobiliary Cancer

50. Colon Cancer

51. Rectal Cancer

52. Anal Carcinoma


Part E. Genitourinary Tumors

Overview

53. Prostate Cancer

54. Bladder Cancer

55. Testicular Cancer

56. Kidney and Ureteral Carcinoma

57. Penile Cancer


Part F. Gynecologic Tumors

Overview

58. Cervical Cancer

59. Endometrial Cancer

60. Vulvar and Vaginal Carcinoma

61. Ovarian Cancer


Part G. Breast Cancer

Overview

62. Noninvasive Breast Cancer

63. Breast Cancer: Stages I and II

64. Breast Cancer: Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy, Locally Advanced Disease, and Inflammatory Breast Cancer


Part H. Sarcoma and Benign Disease

65. Soft Tissue Sarcoma

66. Benign Diseases


Part I. Childhood Diseases

Overview

67. Central Nervous System Tumors in Children

68. Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcomas

69. Pediatric Sarcomas of Bone

70. Wilms? Tumor

71. Retinoblastoma

72. Neuroblastoma

73. Pediatric Leukemias and Lymphomas

74. Pediatric Hodgkin?s Lymphoma

75. Rare Pediatric Tumors


Part J. Lymphoma and Hematologic Malignancies

Overview

76. Hodgkin?s Lymphoma

77. Non-Hodgkin?s Lymphoma

78. Multiple Myeloma and Other Plasma Cell Neoplasms

79. Mycosis Fungoides