Planning and Managing Radiation Therapy in Cancer Patients
Auteur : Mukherji Ashutosh
SECTION A: Cancer Epidemiology and Radiotherapy
SECTION B:
Approaching a Cancer Patient
Chapter 1. Taking a decision and ordering investigations
Chapter 2. When to prefer Surgery
Chapter 3. When to use Radiotherapy
Chapter 4. When to use chemotherapy
Chapter 5. Principles of management of cancer in paediatric patients
Chapter 6. Palliative care
SECTION C: Principles of
Application of Radiotherapy
Chapter 1. Radiobiological principles
Chapter 2. Patient positioning and simulation: Dos and Don’ts
Chapter 3. Planning a patient, deciding on the volumes and fields, plan verification
Chapter 4. Conformal Radiotherapy:
Chapter 5. Prescribing a radiotherapy schedule and dose fractionation
Chapter 6. Evaluating a treatment plan
Chapter 7. When to plan for brachytherapy
Chapter 8. Brachytherapy planning and evaluation
Chapter 9. Planning electron therapy and evaluation of plans
Chapter 10. Planning Stereotactic and adaptive radiotherapy
Chapter 11. Intra-operative Radiotherapy
Chapter 12. Particle beam therapy: a quick view
SECTION D: Use
of Other Agents with Radiation
Chapter1.Using concurrent or sequential chemotherapy and biomolecules
Chapter2. Use of radio-sensitizers and radio-protectors
SECTION
E: Managing Radiotherapy
Chapter 1. Expected complications during treatment
Chapter 2. Management of oral mucosal reactions and oro-dental care
Chapter 3. Management of skin reactions
Chapter 4. Management of GI complications
Chapter 5. Managing local pain
Chapter 6. Management of Bone marrow toxicity
Chapter 7. Managing Radiation induced fibrosis / edema / ascites
Chapter 8. Dietary care and support during radiotherapy
Chapter 9. Post treatment evaluation and advice for follow up evaluation
Chapter 10. Psychosocial issues in patients undergoing radiotherapy
A practical guide for radiation oncologists on how to design and deliver radiotherapy and brachytherapy
Describes principles of application in short crisp chapters enabling clinicians to quickly get the information they need
Provides information on latest modalities of radiotherapy Includes chapters on role of concurrent and sequential chemotherapy, and use of biomolecules with radiotherapy
Covers management of post-treatment problems and radiation-related toxicity
Date de parution : 03-2014
Disponible chez l'éditeur (délai d'approvisionnement : 15 jours).
Prix indicatif 115,00 €
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