Pocket Radiation Oncology, Second Edition

Designed for portability and quick reference, Pocket Radiation Oncology, 2nd Edition, provides the essential information needed by practitioners and trainees on a daily basis (and for oral boards!). Edited by Drs. Chad Tang and Ahsan Farooqi, and written by physicians at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, this fully updated volume provides a concise and focused review of all areas of radiation oncology in one easy-to-navigate, pocket-sized notebook.

Table of Contents:

RADIATION ONCOLOGY PRINCIPLES

Radiation Biology

Radiation Physics

Imaging and Radiology

Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy

Clinical Statistics

SPECIAL RADIATION TECHNIQUES

Brachytherapy

Proton Therapy

MRI-Guided Radiotherapy

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Low-Grade Gliomas

High-Grade Gliomas

Meningioma

Benign CNS

Pituitary Adenoma and Craniopharyngioma

PEDIATRICS

Medulloblastoma

Ependymoma

Intracranial Germ Cell Tumor

Wilms Tumor

Neuroblastoma

Ewing Sarcoma

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Osteosarcoma/Retinoblastoma/Brainstem Glioma

Late Effects

HEAD AND NECK

Oral Cavity

Oropharynx

Sinonasal and Nasopharynx

Larynx and Hypopharynx

Salivary Gland Neoplasms

Thyroid Cancer

Unknown Head and Neck Primary

THORACIC

Early-Stage NSCLC

Stage III NSCLC

Small Cell Lung Cancer

Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma

Mesothelioma

Esophageal Cancer

GASTROINTESTINAL

Colorectal Cancer

Anal Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

Gastric Cancer

Hepatobiliary Cancer

BREAST

General Breast Cancer

Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)

Early-Stage Breast Cancer (ESBC)

Locally Advanced Breast Cancer (LABC)

Inflammatory/Recurrent Breast Cancer

GENITOURINARY

Prostate Cancer (Definitive)

Prostate Cancer (Adjuvant/Salvage)

Bladder Cancer

Testicular Cancer

Penile Cancer

Kidney Cancer

GYNECOLOGIC

Cervical Cancer

Endometrial Cancer

Vaginal Cancer

Vulvar Cancer

Ovarian Cancer

SKIN/SARCOMA

Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Melanoma

Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer

Merkel Cell Carcinoma

LYMPHOMA

Hodgkin Lymphoma

Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Indolent B-Cell Lymphomas

Miscellaneous Hematologic Malignancies

METASTASES AND BENIGN DISEASE

Brain Metastases

Spine Metastases

Nonspine Bone Metastases

Radiation Emergencies

Benign Disease: Nonneural

Clinical Setup

Abbreviations

Index