<p>This book is an evidence-based guide to current use of radiation therapy for the treatment of malignancies at major disease sites. It is designed to meet the needs of residents, fellows, and practicing radiation oncologists and will assist in selection and delineation of tumor volumes/fields and
Radiation Oncology: A MCQ and Case Study-Based Review
β Scribed by Murat Beyzadeoglu, Gokhan Ozyigit, Ugur Selek (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 498
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
'Radiation Oncology: MCQs for Exams' (ROME) will cover the essential aspects of radiation physics, radiobiology, and clinical radiation oncology designed to meet the needs of a large scale of examinees. Topics of this new book will be in the order of our previous "Basic Radiation Oncology" (Springer, 2010) with additional two new chapters (Pediatric tumors and Rare tumors-Benign Diseases) making a total of 15 chapters and instead of old style question and answer format,current MCQ examination pattern helpful for both oral exams and written exams is used in this comprehensive bedside recall book complementing the "Basic Radiation Oncology"1st Edition.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Radiation Physics....Pages 1-69
Radiobiology....Pages 71-135
Clinical Radiation Oncology....Pages 137-159
Central Nervous System Tumors....Pages 161-186
Head and Neck Cancers....Pages 187-250
Lung Cancer....Pages 251-267
Breast Cancer....Pages 269-290
Genitourinary System Cancers....Pages 291-323
Gynecological Cancers....Pages 325-356
Gastrointestinal System Cancers....Pages 357-406
Soft Tissue Sarcoma....Pages 407-418
Skin Cancer....Pages 419-428
Lymphomas and Total Body Irradiation....Pages 429-457
Pediatric Tumors....Pages 459-473
Rare Tumors and Benign Diseases....Pages 475-486
Back Matter....Pages 487-490
β¦ Subjects
Radiotherapy; Oncology; Diagnostic Radiology
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