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Third Edition
By
Charles Washington, MBA, RT(T), FASRT, Director, Clinical Services and Operations, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dennis Leaver, MS, RT(R)(T), FASRT, Professor and Chair, Radiation Therapy Department, Southern Maine Community College, S. Portland, ME
Description
Learn everything you need to know about radiation therapy with the only comprehensive text written for radiation therapy students by radiation
therapists. Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy is designed to help you understand cancer management, improve clinical techniques
for delivering doses of radiation, and apply complex concepts to treatment planning and delivery. This edition features enhanced learning
tools and thoroughly updated content, including three new chapters to inform you of increasingly important technologies and practices.
The up-to-date and authoritative coverage of this text make it a resource you'll want to consult throughout your radiation therapy courses
and beyond.
Contents
Unit I: Introduction
1. Cancer: An Overview
2. The Ethics and Legal Considerations of Cancer Management
3.
Principles of Pathology
4. Overview of Radiobiology
5. Detection and Diagnosis
6. Radiographic Imaging
7.
Treatment Delivery Equipment
8. Treatment Procedures
9. Education
10. Infection Control in Radiation Oncology
11.
Assessment
12. Pharmacology and Drug Administration
Unit II: Physics, Simulation and Treatment
13.
Applied Mathematics Review
14. Introduction to Radiation Therapy Physics
15. Aspects of Brachytherapy
16. Image
Guided Radiation Therapy
NEW!
17. Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
NEW
18. Radiation
Safety and Protection
19. Quality Improvement in Radiation Oncology
20. Surface and Sectional Anatomy
21. Simulator
Design
22. Conventional Simulation
23. CT Simulation
NEW!
24. Photon Dosimetry Concepts and Calculations
25.
Dose Distributions
26. Electron Beams in Radiation Therapy
27. Electronic Charting and Image Management
Unit
III: Practical Applications
28. Bone, Cartilage and Soft Tissue Sarcomas
29. Lymphoreticular System
30.
Leukemia
31. Endocrine System
32. Respiratory System
33. Head and Neck Cancers
34. Central Nervous System
35.
Digestive System
36. Gynecological Tumors
37. Male Reproductive and Genitourinary
38. Breast Cancer
39.
Pediatric Solid Tumors
40. Skin and Melanoma
Glossary
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Hardbound, 1008 pages, publication date: FEB-2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-05362-4
ISBN-10: 0-323-05362-9
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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