Main description:

This book is a comprehensive guide to radiotherapy and chemotherapy providing clinicians with the most up to date thinking and latest advances in the field.

Divided into five sections, the book begins with an overview of radiotherapy, its planning and techniques, followed by chapters on radiobiology explaining how radiotherapy works in the treatment of cancer.

The next section explains the concepts of chemotherapy and common drugs, followed by detailed discussion on the planning and application of both radiotherapy and chemotherapy in the treatment of many different types of cancer.

The final part of the book explains general management in oncology, covering the role of steroids and antacids, bleeding and anaemia, and treatment of pain.

Key Points

Comprehensive guide to radiotherapy and chemotherapy
Discusses planning and application of both treatment methods
Covers numerous different types of cancer
Includes more than 300 images, diagrams and tables

Contents:

Section 1: Concepts of Radiotherapy and Its Planning

Radioactivity
Measurement of Radiation Dose
Principles of Radiation Therapy
Time Dose and Fractionation in Radiotherapy
Radiation Planning
Basic Radiology for Radiation Oncologist
Emergency Radiotherapy
Radio Frequency Abalation
Effects of Radiation on Normal Human Tissues
Latest Radiotherapy Techniques
Imaging in Oncology
Radiation Oncologist with Benign Tumors

Section 2: Concepts of Radiobiology

Radiobiology of Radiation Absorption
DNA Strand Break on Radiation
Oxygen Effect and Reoxygenation
Linear Energy Transfer and Relative Biological effect
Cell Survival Curve
Repair of Radiation Damage and Dose Rate Effect
Radiosensitive of Cell and Cell Cycle
Radiosensatizers
Radioprotectors
Brachytherapy and Endocuritherapy

Section 3: Concepts of Chemotherapy and Common Drugs

Concepts of Chemotherapy
Chemotheraputic Drugs
Targeted Cancer Therapy
New Hope with Gene Therapy
Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Hormone Treatment in Cancer

Section 4: Common Cancers and Its Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy Planning

Head and Neck Cancer
Breast Cancer
Palliative Treatments in Breast Cancer
Management of Cervical Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Nasophyranx Cancer
Lung Cancer
Endometrial Cancer
Hogkins Lymphoma
Non-Hodkins Lymphoma
Multiple Myeloma
Testicular Cancer
Urinary Bladder Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Kidney Cancer
Gastric Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
Pancrease Cancer
Neuroendocrine Tumor
Esophageal Cancer
Anal Canal Cancer
Gall Bladder Cancer
Skin Cancer
Osteosarcoma
Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Larynx Cancer
Brain Tumor
Leukemia
Paediatric Oncology
Thyroid Cancer

Section 5: General Management in Oncology

Role of Steroids in Cancer
Role of Antacids in Cancer
Management of Bleeding in Cancer
Anaemia in Cancer
Management of Cancer Pain

Bibliography

Index