Radiation Therapy Treatment Effects
Springer Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8261-8113-8 (ISBN)
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Radiation Therapy Treatment Effects is a practical guide to common and uncommon toxicities which occur related to radiation therapy. Organized by anatomic region, from CNS to skin and extremities, this handbook concisely and comprehensively reviews the symptoms, timing, preventative measures, and treatment of acute, delayed, and chronic radiation toxicities and provides evidence-based recommendations for management of both early and late effects. Other important chapters consist of topics such as radiation toxicity management in children, systemic effects of radiation therapy, radioprotection for radiation therapy, risk and prevention of radiation-induced cancers, challenges and approaches to cancer survivorship and how to maximize cancer patient wellness after radiation therapy.
This evidence-based handbook of radiation therapy side effects is an invaluable reference for the daily management of cancer patients and survivors. The topic coverage will assist physicians, APPs, and nurses practicing or training in radiation oncology, other oncology specialties, and primary care providers caring for cancer survivors.
Key Features:
Provides management recommendations and clinical pearls from topic experts
Organized for quick reference by body area and toxicity
Numerous tables consolidate important radiation effects for ease of reference
Summarizes each known toxicity, its presentation, prevention, and management
Bridget F. Koontz, Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke UNiversity Medical Center, Durham, NC
Contents
Contributors
Preface
1. Radiation Therapy Effects on the Central Nervous System
Christina K. Cramer, Michael D. Chan, and John P. Kirkpatrick
2. Radiation Therapy Effects in Head and Neck Cancer
Thomas J. Galloway and Sue S. Yom
3. Radiation Therapy Effects on the Thorax
Orit Kaidar-Person, Timothy M. Zagar, and Lawrence B. Marks
4. Radiation Therapy Effects in Breast Cancer
D. Hunter Boggs and Jennifer De Los Santos
5. Radiation Therapy Effects on the Abdomen
John Cuaron and Abraham Wu
6. Radiation Therapy Effects on the Pelvis
Elizabeth B. Jeans and Peter J. Rossi
7. Radiation Therapy Effects on Skin and Extremities
Adam A. Garsa and Alexander R. Gottschalk
8. Radiation Toxicity Management in Children
Clayton B. Hess and Torunn I. Yock
9. Systemic Effects of Radiation Therapy
Monica Krishnan and Ron Shiloh
10. Radioprotection for Radiation Therapy
Noah S. Kalman, Sherry Zhao, Mitchell S. Anscher, and Alfredo I. Urdaneta
11. Risk and Prevention of Radiation-Induced Cancers
Sophia C. Kamran and Akila N. Viswanathan
12. Cancer Survivorship: Approaches and Challenges
Sophia K. Smith
13. Maximizing the Health and Wellness of Cancer Survivors Through Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors
Denise Spector
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 07.10.2017 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 60 Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 203 mm |
| Gewicht | 227 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Radiologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8261-8113-9 / 0826181139 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8261-8113-8 / 9780826181138 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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