Essentials of Clinical Radiation Oncology (eBook)

Jenna Kocsis, Sarah M. C. Sittenfeld, Matthew C. Ward, Rahul D. Tendulkar, Gregory M. M. Videtic (Herausgeber)

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2025 | 3., Third Edition, New Edition
792 Seiten
Demos Medical (Verlag)
978-0-8261-9199-1 (ISBN)

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Fully updated and expanded, Essentials of Clinical Radiation Oncology, 3rd Edition remains the most comprehensive and accessible clinical review for radiation oncologists, designed for optimal information retention and quick reference. Each chapter guides readers from clinical presentation to evidence-based decision-making, ensuring clarity and usability for both trainees and experienced practitioners. Chapters begin with "quick hit" summaries of each disease site, followed by high-yield coverage of epidemiology, risk factors, anatomy, pathology, genetics, screening, clinical presentation, workup, prognostic factors, staging, and medical management. Treatment paradigms outline the latest multidisciplinary standards of care including need-to-know radiation indications, prescription guidelines, and toxicities. To reinforce learning, each chapter concludes with an evidence-based question-and-answer section, summarizing key studies and practice-changing data that inform clinical decisions. Throughout the book, comprehensive tables consolidate critical information on staging, treatment options, patient selection, and clinical management for streamlined reference.

Authored by expert clinicians and residents, this trusted clinical resource replicates the structure of a "house manual" making it an essential guide for radiation oncology residents, practicing radiation oncologists, and the broader radiation therapy team.

• Logical organization – structured chapters present high-yield information for focused review


• Evidence-based information – presents clinical studies and data using an engaging, question and answer approach


• Essential Updates – reflects the latest research and clinical advancements in radiation oncology


• Quick Reference – includes comprehensive tables summarizing staging, treatment options, patient selection criteria, workup protocols, and prognostic factors by disease site


• Expanded Coverage – provides new clinical guidance about stereotactic radiosurgery for spinal tumors and head and neck cancers, altered fractionation, immunotherapy, radiotherapy for recurrent genitourinary cancers, pretransplant radiotherapy for leukemias, stereotactic radiotherapy for pediatric cases, treatment of oligometastatic disease, radiotherapy for benign conditions, and more.

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Contributors

Preface

About the Format of This Book

I. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

1. Glioblastoma, IDH-Wildtype by Salem Alfaifi, Martin C. Tom, Jennifer S. Yu, and Samuel T. Chao

2. IDH-Mutant Gliomas: Grade 3 by Salem Alfaifi, Shireen Parsai, Jennifer S. Yu, Samuel T. Chao, and Martin C. Tom

3. Low Grade Gliomas by Adannia N. Ufondu, Erik M. Davies, Martin C. Tom, and Erin S. Murphy

4. Meningioma by Anirudh Bommireddy, Abigail L. Stockham, Martin C. Tom, and Jennifer S. Yu

5. Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma by Sean M. Parker, Erin S. Murphy, and Samuel T. Chao

6. Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumor by Bryn Myers, John H. Suh, and Praveen Pendyala

7. Trigeminal Neuralgia by Jana M. Kobeissi and Samuel T. Chao

8. Vestibular Schwannoma by Elizabeth E. Obi, Jeffrey A. Kittel, John H. Suh, and Praveen Pendyala

9. Uveal Melanoma by Bryn Myers, Gaurav Marwaha, John H. Suh, and Arun D. Singh

10. Spine Tumors by Elizabeth E. Obi, Sarah S. Kilic, Ehsan H. Balagamwala, and Samuel T. Chao

II. HEAD AND NECK

11. Oropharynx Cancer by Zachary S. Mayo, Shireen Parsai, Aditya Juloori, and Jacob A. Miller

12. Oral Cavity Cancer by Adannia N. Ufondu, Kailin Yang, Bindu V. Manyam, and Neil M. Woody

13. Nasopharyngeal Cancer by Erik M. Davies, Christopher W. Fleming, Nikhil P. Joshi, and Jacob A. Miller

14. Laryngeal Cancer by David S. Buchberger, Aditya Juloori, and Shauna R. Campbell

15. Salivary Gland Tumors by Jenna E. Kocsis, Sarah S. Kilic, and Shlomo A. Koyfman

16. Carcinoma of Unknown Primary of the Head and Neck by Jana M. Kobeissi, Monica E. Shukla, Jeffrey A. Kittel, and Shauna R. Campbell

17. Postoperative Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer by Bryn M. Myers, Timothy D. Smile, Carryn M. Anderson, and Jacob A. Miller

18. Thyroid Cancer by David S. Buchberger, Nikhil P. Joshi, and Neil M. Woody

19. Sinonasal Tumors by Katherine R. Amarell, Timothy D. Smile, and Jacob A. Miller

III. SKIN

20. Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Basal Cell Carcinoma by Bryn M. Myers, Timothy D. Smile, Nikhil P. Joshi, Neil M. Woody, and Shlomo A. Koyfman

21. Merkel Cell Carcinoma by Katherine R. Amarell, Ian Winter, Nikhil P. Joshi, and Shlomo A. Koyfman

22. Malignant Cutaneous Melanoma by Cole Billena, Sarah S. Kilic, Nikhil P. Joshi, and Neil M. Woody

23. Mycosis Fungoides by Anirudh Bommireddy, Matthew C. Ward, and Gregory M. M. Videtic

IV. BREAST

24. Early-Stage Breast Cancer by Katherine R. Amarell, Kailin Yang, Rahul D. Tendulkar, and Chirag S. Shah

25. Locally Advanced Breast Cancer by Adannia N. Ufondu, Yvonne D. Pham, Rahul D. Tendulkar, and Chirag S. Shah

26. Ductal Carcinoma In Situ by Sean M. Parker, Timothy D. Smile, Rahul D. Tendulkar, and Chirag S. Shah

27. Recurrent Breast Cancer by Zachary S. Mayo and Chirag S. Shah

V. THORACIC

28. Early-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Salem Alfaifi, Gaurav Marwaha, Kevin L. Stephans, and Gregory M. M. Videtic

29. Stage III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Jenna E. Kocsis, Aditya Juloori, Kevin L. Stephans, and Gregory M. M. Videtic

30. Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Anirudh Bommireddy and Gregory M. M. Videtic

31. Mesothelioma by David S. Buchberger and Gregory M. M. Videtic

32. Thymoma by Cole Billena, Christopher W. Fleming, and Gregory M. M. Videtic

VI. GASTROINTENTINAL

33. Esophageal Cancer by Sean Parker, Ehsan Balagamwala, and Gregory M. M. Videtic

34. Gastric Cancer by Ahmed Halima, Kevin L. Stephans, and Gregory M. M. Videtic

35. Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Erik M. Davies and Kevin L. Stephans

36. Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma by Ahmed Halima, James R. Broughman, Jacob A. Miller and Ehsan H. Balagamwala

37. Rectal Cancer by David S. Buchberger, Ian W. Winter, Jacob A. Miller, and Sudha R. Amarnath

38. Anal Cancer by Katherine R. Amarell, Jacob A. Miller, and Sudha R. Amarnath

39. Cholangiocarcinoma by Winston Vuong, Christopher W. Fleming, and Kevin L. Stephans

VII. GENITOURINARY

40. Low-Risk Prostate Cancer by Zachary S. Mayo, Timothy D. Smile, Omar Y. Mian, and Rahul D. Tendulkar

41. Intermediate- and High-Risk Prostate Cancer by Cole Billena, Omar Y. Mian, and Rahul D. Tendulkar

42. Post-Prostatectomy Radiation Therapy by Sean M. Parker, James R. Broughman, Omar Y. Mian, and Rahul D. Tendulkar

43. Bladder Cancer by Winston Vuong, Erik M. Davies, Omar Y. Mian, and Rahul D. Tendulkar

44. Testicular Cancer by Zachary S. Mayo, Omar Y. Mian, and Rahul D. Tendulkar

45. Penile Cancer by Cole Billena, Rahul D. Tendulkar, and Omar Y. Mian

46. Urethral Cancer by Winston Vuong, Rahul D. Tendulkar, and Omar Y. Mian

47. Renal Cell Carcinoma by Salem Alfaifi, Omar Y. Mian, and Rahul D. Tendulkar

VIII. GYNECOLOGIC

48. Cervical Cancer by Adannia N. Ufondu, Sheen Cherian, and Sudha R. Amarnath

49. Uterine Cancer: Endometrial Cancer and Uterine Sarcoma by David S. Buchberger, Sarah M. C. Sittenfeld, Sheen Cherian, and Sudha R. Amarnath

50. Vulvar Cancer by Jana M. Kobeissi, Sheen Cherian, and Sudha R. Amarnath

51. Vaginal Cancer by Erik M. Davies, Sheen Cherian, and Sudha R. Amarnath

IX. HEMATOLOGIC

52. Adult Hodgkin's Lymphoma by Sean M. Parker, Matthew C. Ward and Sheen Cherian

53. Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma by Anirudh Bommireddy, Chirag S. Shah, and Sheen Cherian

54. Indolent Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma by Jenna E. Kocsis, Aryavarta M. S. Kumar, and Christopher W. Fleming

55. Multiple Myeloma and Plasmacytoma by Anirudh Bommireddy, Kailin Yang and Sheen Cherian

56. Leukemia by Erik M. Davies, Erin S. Murphy, and Sheen Cherian

X. SARCOMAS

57. Soft Tissue Sarcoma by Anirudh Bommireddy, Jacob G. Scott, and Shauna R. Campbell

XI. PEDIATRIC

58. Medulloblastoma by Adannia N. Ufondu and Erin S. Murphy

59. Ependymoma by Adannia N. Ufondu, John H. Suh, and Erin S. Murphy

60. Brainstem Glioma by Jenna E. Kocsis, Jason W. D. Hearn, and John H. Suh

61. Craniopharyngioma by Zachary S. Mayo, Timothy D. Smile, and Martin C. Tom

62. Rhabdomyosarcoma by Cole Billena, Shauna R. Campbell, and Erin S. Murphy

63. Neuroblastoma by Salem Alfaifi, Praveen Pendyala, and Erin S. Murphy

64. Wilms Tumor by Salem Alfaifi, Praveen Pendyala, and Erin S. Murphy

65. Ewings Sarcoma by Jenna E. Kocsis, Shauna R. Campbell, and Erin S. Murphy

66. Pediatric Hodgkin's Lymphoma by Katherine R. Amarell, Sarah M. C. Sittenfeld, and Erin S. Murphy

67. Miscellaneous CNS Pediatric Tumors by Katherine R. Amarell, Praveen Pendyala, and Erin S. Murphy

XII. METASTASES AND PALLIATIVE RADIOTHERAPY

68. Brain Metastases by Winston Vuong, Martin C. Tom, and John H. Suh

69. Bone and Spine Metastasis by Sean M. Parker, Ehsan H. Balagamwala, Samuel T. Chao, and Andrew D. Vassil

70. Malignant Spinal Cord Compression by Cole Billena and Samuel T. Chao

71. Superior Vena Cava Syndrome by Anirudh Bommireddy and Gregory M. M. Videtic

72. Palliative Radiotherapy by David S. Buchberger, Matthew C. Ward, and Andrew Vassil

73. Oligometastatic Disease by Salem Alfaifi, Ian W. Winter, Martin C. Tom, Rahul D. Tendulkar, and Ehsan H. Balagamwala

XIII. BENIGN DISEASES

74. Radiation Therapy for Benign Diseases by Ahmed Halima, Rahul D. Tendulkar, and Chirag S. Shah

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Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.10.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie
• ISBN-10: 0-8261-9199-1 / 0826191991
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-9199-1 / 9780826191991