Practical Radiotherapy Planning

What you need to know before planning radiotherapy treatment. Underlying principles of radiotherapy planning. Radiobiological principles (to be revised). Management of patients during radiotherapy. Head and Neck: General Considerations. Larynx. Hypopharynx. Nasopharynx. Oropharynx. Oral cavity. Ear. Parotid. Maxillary antrum. Orbit. Skin and lip. Thyroid. Bronchus. Oesophagus. Breast. Central nervous system. Lymphomas and spleen. Pancreas. Rectum. Anus. Prostate. Bladder. Testis. Penis. Pelvis. Cervix. Corpus. Vagina. Vulva. Sarcoma. Paediatric tumours. Systemic irradiation. Emergency irradiation.

Ann Barrett, Professor Emeritus of Oncology, University of East Anglia, Norwich
Jane Dobbs Consultant Emeritus in Clinical Oncology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Stephen Morris, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Tom Roques, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

"Beautifully illustrated, adequately referenced [...] and written in plain English ... buy it and don't lose it" -RAD Magazine "the layout and presentation is very clear, with easy to read sections and headings ... I strongly recommend this book as essential reading for trainees in clinical oncology as well as radiographers. It is a useful book for anyone involved in the planning and delivery of radiotherapy. It is good value for money.." -Oncology News "The fourth edition represents a major revision of the 1999 edition. The introductory chapters are new, the book uses more clinical images to illustrate important planning concepts, and it emphasizes "the underlying principles of treatment, which can be applied to conventional, conformal, and novel treatments, taking into account advances in imaging and treatment delivery" as the authors state in the preface. Both trainees and practitioners of radiotherapy will find this a useful and quick guide to radiotherapy planning and treatment." -Doody's Book Review "This edition is a great improvement on the previous as is more relevant to the modern practice of radiotherapy[...]this book fulfils the aims it sets out in the preface and (is) easily affordable by an individual trainee or a department." -SCOPE Magazine - the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine

"Beautifully illustrated, adequately referenced [...] and written in plain English ... buy it and don't lose it"
-RAD Magazine

"the layout and presentation is very clear, with easy to read sections and headings ... I strongly recommend this book as essential reading for trainees in clinical oncology as well as radiographers. It is a useful book for anyone involved in the planning and delivery of radiotherapy. It is good value for money.."
-Oncology News

"The fourth edition represents a major revision of the 1999 edition. The introductory chapters are new, the book uses more clinical images to illustrate important planning concepts, and it emphasizes "the underlying principles of treatment, which can be applied to conventional, conformal, and novel treatments, taking into account advances in imaging and treatment delivery" as the authors state in the preface. Both trainees and practitioners of radiotherapy will find this a useful and quick guide to radiotherapy planning and treatment."
-Doody's Book Review

"This edition is a great improvement on the previous as is more relevant to the modern practice of radiotherapy[...]this book fulfils the aims it sets out in the preface and (is) easily affordable by an individual trainee or a department."
-SCOPE Magazine - the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine