Technical Basis of Radiation Therapy

Basic Concepts in Treatment Planning: Modeling Therapeutic Ratios for Different Fractionation Schedules.- Malignant Tumors Following Irradiation.- Clinical Principles & Applications of Chemoirradiation.- Imaging in Radiation Therapy.- Physics of Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology.- The Simulation Process in the Determination and Definition of the Treatment Volume and Treatment Planning.- Electron Beam Therapy.- Treatment Aids for External Beam Radiotherapy.- 3-D Planning and Conformal Therapy.- Intensity Modulated Rad. Therapy.- Stereotactic Radiosurgery & Radiotherapy.- Physics of Brachytherapy.- Radiobiology and Clin. Applications of Low and High Dose Rate Brachytherapy.- Quality Assurance in Radiation Oncology. Practical Clinical Applications: CNS Tumors.- Head & Neck and Breast Cancer, Carcinoma of the Esophagus; Lung Cancer.- Cancers of the Colon, Rectum, Anus; Bladder Cancer.- Low-Dose Rate-Brachytherapy for Carcinoma of the Cervix.- Technical Aspects of Rad. Therapy for Endometrial Carcinoma.- Carcinoma of the Vulva and Vagina.-Prostate and Testicular Cancer.-Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma in Adults.- Total Body Irradiation in Conditioning Regimens for Bone Marrow Transplantation.- Hodgkin's Disease.- Techn. For Intravascular Brachytherapy.- Subject Index.- List of Contributors

From the reviews of the fourth edition:"This book provides a detailed outline of radiation therapy (RT) ... . Although the text is extensive in its coverage of cancer types, each chapter is sufficiently succinct to be quite readable. ... Although it is primarily aimed at radiation oncologists, the text will be of use to physicists and radiation therapists." (Martin A. Ebert, Australian Physics, Vol. 43 (4), 2006)DOODY REVIEW FROM Doody Enterprises, Inc. - COPYRIGHT 2007{Reviewer} Nate Bittner, MD(University of Washington School Medical Center)This excellent book is highly recommended for radiation oncology residents and practitioners. In particular, it focuses on many of the finer technical details of treatment which are often neglected in the standard radiation oncology reference books. Although the book is highly technical, it is concise and readable, making it an excellent reference.