Radiotherapy in Practice - Imaging

✍ Scribed by Peter Hoskin, Vicky Goh

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 346
• Series: Radiotherapy in Practice 4
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Imaging is a critical component in the delivery of radiotherapy to patients with malignancy, and this book teaches the principles and practice of imaging specific to radiotherapy. Introductory chapters outline the basic principles of the available imaging modalities including x-rays, ultrasound, CT, MR, nuclear medicine, and PET. Site specific chapters then cover the main tumor sites, reviewing optimal imaging techniques for diagnosis, staging, radiotherapy planning, and follow-up for each site. Chapters are co-authored by oncologists and radiologists specializing in a specific area to provide an authoritative view on the role of imaging in the patient's journey and examples of relevant images are provided throughout. The important areas of radiation protection, exposure justification, and risks, are also comprehensively covered, exploring issues such as balancing radiation exposure with long-term risks of radiation effects, such as second cancer induction.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 8
1 Introduction......Page 10
2 Principles of imaging......Page 14
3 Breast......Page 37
4 Lung and thorax......Page 53
5 Lymphoma......Page 70
6 Oesophageal tumours......Page 89
7 Gastric tumours......Page 99
8 Hepatic and biliary tumours......Page 105
9 Pancreatic tumours......Page 114
10 Gastrointestinal stromal tumours......Page 124
11 Rectal cancer......Page 134
12 Anal cancer......Page 144
13 Urological cancers......Page 152
14 Gynaecological cancers......Page 179
15 Head and neck cancers......Page 198
16 Central nervous system......Page 214
17 Connective tissue (soft tissue sarcoma)......Page 234
18 Endocrine tumours......Page 251
19 Skeletal tumours......Page 260
20 Paediatrics......Page 272
21 Imaging for common complications......Page 298
22 Radiation protection issues when imaging patients for radiotherapy......Page 316
C......Page 338
D......Page 339
G......Page 340
I......Page 341
M......Page 342
P......Page 343
S......Page 344
U......Page 345
X......Page 346