Pocket Radiation Oncology (Pocket Notebook)

Pocket Radiation Oncology is a practical, high-yield reference offering current, evidence-based practices and expert guidance from physicians at the world-renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center. Featuring an easy-to-use, loose-leaf format, it serves as a concise clinical companion and board study guide for medical students, residents, and attending physicians in radiation oncology. Follows the popular Pocket Notebook format, featuring bulleted lists, tables, diagrams, and algorithms that make essential facts easy to find and retain. Emphasizes key literature and clinical trials in every section. Provides solutions to day-to-day management decisions in radiation oncology, including management of radiation induced symptoms, radiation physics, radiation biology, pediatrics, and radiation emergencies.

·  Contents

·  RADIATION ONCOLOGY PRINCIPLES

·  Radiation Biology

·  Radiation Physics

·  Imaging and Radiology

·  Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy

·  Clinical Statistics

·  SPECIAL RADIATION TECHNIQUES

·  Brachytherapy

·  Proton Therapy

·  Oligometastatic Disease

·  Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

·  Stereotactic CNS Radiosurgery

·  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 & 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

·  GYNECOLOGIC

·  Cervical Cancer

·  Endometrial Cancer

·  Vaginal Cancer

·  Vulvar Cancer

·  Ovarian Cancer

·  SKIN/SARCOMA

·  Soft Tissue Sarcoma

·  Melanoma

·  Non-melanoma Skin Cancer

·  Merkel Cell Carcinoma

·  LYMPHOMA

·  Hodgkin Lymphoma

·  Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

·  Miscellaneous Hematologic Malignancies

·  RADIATION EMERGENCIES, BENIGN DISEASE, AND PALLIATION

·  Brain Metastases

·  Spine Metastases

·  Non-spine Bone Metastases

·  Radiation Emergencies

·  Benign Disease: Non-neural

·  Clinical Setup