Designed to fit easily in your lab coat or scrubs, Pocket Guide to Radiation Oncology is an efficient, no-frills guide to the basics of clinical radiation oncology. The chapters are packed with clinical pearls and tables covering treatment options, doses, side effects, target delineations, treatment planning, and other essentials.

Chapters are organized by site-specific disease. Each chapter presents the must-know key points, including treatment options by stage, relevant technical considerations, and important items for follow-ups. This crucial material makes the book an ideal companion for the practicing physician during rounds and other clinical settings. The book's organized format also lends itself to quick review for the board or MOC exams, and it can serve as a handy reference during a case review at a tumor board.

Key Features:
•The outline format and wealth of succinct tables make this a great quick reference
•Each chapter concludes with a list of selected, summarized studies relevant to the disease
•51 disease-based chapters make it easy to find particular sites without having to sift through dense, broad text
•Supplemental sections at the end of the book provide quick access to normal tissue tolerance constraints as well as recommendations for managing symptoms after radiation therapy

CONTENTS

Contributors

Abbreviations

Preface

1: Brain Metastasis

Sabin B. Motwani

2: Glioblastoma Multiforme

Ahmet Tunceroğlu and Sabin B. Motwani

3: Low-Grade Glioma

Sabin B. Motwani

4: High-Grade Glioma

Ahmet Tunceroğlu and Sabin B. Motwani

5: Meningioma

Trevor Bledsoe and Sameer Nath

6: Pituitary Tumors

Trevor Bledsoe and Sameer Nath

7: Nasopharynx Cancer

Arti Parekh and Ana Kiess

8: Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus

Sarah Nicholas and Ana Kiess

9: Oropharynx Cancer

Zach Guss and Ana Kiess

10: Oral Cavity and Lip Cancers

Colette Shen and Ana Kiess

11: Major Salivary Gland Tumors

Adam Ferro and Ana Kiess

12: Larynx and Hypopharynx Cancers

Linda Chen and Ana Kiess

13: Thyroid Cancer

Ana Kiess

14: Occult Primary Cancer of the Head and Neck

Omar Mian and Ana Kiess

15: Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer

Daniel D. Chamberlain

16: Small Cell Lung Cancer

Brandon R. Mancini and Roy H. Decker

17: Mesothelioma

Brandon R. Mancini and Roy H. Decker

18: Thymoma

Brandon R. Mancini and Roy H. Decker

19: Early Stage Breast Cancer

Adam Kole and Meena Moran

20: Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

Adam Kole, Sanjay Aneja, and Meena Moran

21: Esophageal Cancer

Charles Rutter and Kimberly Lauren Johung

22: Gastric Cancer

Charles Rutter and Kimberly Lauren Johung

23: Hepatobiliary

Charles Rutter and Kimberly Lauren Johung

24: Pancreatic Cancer

Charles Rutter and Kimberly Lauren Johung

25: Rectal Cancer

Charles Rutter and Kimberly Lauren Johung

26: Anal Cancer

Charles Rutter and Kimberly Lauren Johung

27: Ovarian Cancer

Jacqueline Kelly and Shari Damast

28: Endometrial Cancer

Brandon R. Mancini and Shari Damast

29: Cervical Cancer

Skyler Johnson and Shari Damast

30: Vaginal Cancer

Debra Nana Yeboa and Shari Damast

31: Vulvar Cancer

Trevor Bledsoe and Shari Damast

32: Prostate Intact

Gary Walker and Deborah A. Kuban

33: Adjuvant/Salvage Prostate Cancer

Rachit Kumar and Deborah A. Kuban

34: Bladder Cancer

Rachit Kumar and Deborah A. Kuban

35: Seminoma

Gary Walker and Deborah A. Kuban

36: Hodgkin Lymphoma

Neil Taunk and Rahul R. Parikh

37: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Neil Taunk and Rahul R. Parikh

38: Multiple Myeloma/Plasmacytoma

Jerry T. Liu and Rahul R. Parikh

39: Cutaneous Lymphoma

Neil Taunk and Rahul R. Parikh

40: Sarcoma

Andrew Bishop and B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo

41: Non Melanoma Skin Cancer

Anna Likhacheva

42: Malignant Melanoma

Anna Likhacheva

43: Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Anna Likhacheva

44: Ependymoma

James Y. Rao, Sahaja Acharya, and Stephanie M. Perkins

45: Medulloblastoma

James Y. Rao, Sahaja Acharya, and Stephanie M. Perkins

46: Neuroblastoma

James Y. Rao, Sahaja Acharya, and Stephanie M. Perkins

47: Wilms’ Tumor

James Y. Rao, Sahaja Acharya, and Stephanie M. Perkins

48: Rhabdomyosarcoma

James Y. Rao, Sahaja Acharya, and Stephanie M. Perkins

49: Ewing’s Sarcoma

James Y. Rao, Sahaja Acharya, and Stephanie M. Perkins

50: Leukemia

James Y. Rao, Sahaja Acharya, and Stephanie M. Perkins

51: Palliative Radiation

James B. Yu

Appendix 1: Radiation Therapy Symptom Management

Aida Amado

Appendix 2: Normal Tissue Tolerances

Tomasz Bista

Index
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