Step by Step Radiation Therapy: Treatment and Planning

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Step by Step Radiation Therapy: Treatment and Planning is a practical guide to radiation therapy. The book covers basic principles, planning and delivery of radiation treatment in a step by step manner.

Divided into 21 chapters, the book begins with the basics of radiation therapy planning. Subsequent chapters cover radiation therapy for a range of tumours, including breast, gastrointestinal, thoracic, central nervous system, genitourinary, thyroid, bone and soft tissue tumours. Other topics include the treatment of Hodgkin’s disease, irradiation of blood products and spleen, palliative radiotherapy, re-irradiation, magna field radiotherapy, and radiotherapy of non-malignant diseases.

The book concludes with information on emergency radiotherapy, management of side-effects, and teletherapy instruments. Step by Step Radiation Therapy: Treatment and Planning provides information on the most recent advances in the field of radiation therapy, enhanced by full colour illustrations throughout the book, making this an essential resource for postgraduate trainees and oncologists.

Key points

  • Practical guide to basic principles, planning and delivery of radiation therapy
  • Covers therapy for a wide range of tumours
  • Information on recent advances in radiation therapy
  • Full colour illustrations throughout
  1. Basics of Radiation Therapy Planning
  2. Head and Neck Cancer
  3. Gynecologic Tumors
  4. Carcinoma of Breast
  5. Gastrointestinal Tract Tumors
  6. Thoracic Tumors
  7. Central Nervous System
  8. Central Nervous System (CNS) Tumors in Children
  9. On-CNS Solid Tumors in Children
  10. Genitourinary Cancer
  11. Thyroid Malignancies
  12. Hodgkin’s Disease
  13. Irradiation of Blood Products and Spleen
  14. Palliative Radiotherapy
  15. Re-Irradiation
  16. Magna Field Radiotherapy
  17. Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
  18. Radiotherapy of Non-Malignant Diseases
  19. Emergency Radiotherapy
  20. Radiation Therapy Accompaniments and their Management
  21. Teletherapy Machines and Other Instruments

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Arun Kumar Rathi MBBS (Gold Medalist), MD
Professor of Radiotherapy, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, GB Pant, Hospital, Guru Nanak Eye Centre, New Delhi, India