Radiation Therapy Study Guide: A Radiation Therapist's Review

✍ Scribed by Amy Heath

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 187
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book is a comprehensive review and study aid for radiation therapists. Organized in a question-and-answer format, it present clinical features and principles of treatment. Topics include radiation therapy physics, radiobiology, treatment and simulation equipment, principles of patient care, clinical components of cancer care, and cancers of the brain, head and neck region, and respiratory, digestive, urinary, and male and female reproductive systems. It offers over 500 multiple-choice questions with detailed answers and rationales. Radiation Therapy Study Guide is a valuable resource for radiation therapists preparing for certification examinations as well as for practicing therapists in need of a review.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Radiation Physics....Pages 1-10
Radiation Protection and Safety....Pages 11-16
Radiobiology....Pages 17-26
Treatment and Simulation Equipment....Pages 27-33
Quality Assurance....Pages 35-42
Simulation and Treatment Planning....Pages 43-53
Treatment Delivery....Pages 55-60
Principles of Patient Care....Pages 61-75
Professional Issues....Pages 77-83
Review of Pathophysiology....Pages 85-94
Clinical Components of Cancer Care....Pages 95-102
Cancers of the Brain and Central Nervous System....Pages 103-110
Cancers of the Head and Neck Region....Pages 111-117
Cancers of the Respiratory System....Pages 119-125
Cancers of the Digestive System....Pages 127-135
Cancers of the Urinary System....Pages 137-141
Cancers of the Male Reproductive System....Pages 143-148
Cancers of the Female Reproductive System....Pages 149-159
Oncology Review....Pages 161-177
Back Matter....Pages 179-187

✦ Subjects

Radiotherapy; Diagnostic Radiology