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Principles and practice of radiation therapy
- Title
- Principles and practice of radiation therapy / [edited by] Charles M. Washington, Dennis Leaver.
- Format
- Book
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Published
- St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby Elsevier, c2010.
- Description
- xviii, 984 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Other contributors
- Washington, Charles M. Leaver, Dennis T.
- Portion of title
- Radiation therapy
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- Cancer: an overview / Stephanie Eatmon
- The ethics and legal considerations of cancer management / Bettye G. Wilson
- Principles of pathology / Patricia J. Giordano
- Overview of radiobiology / Amy C. Vonkadich
- Detection and diagnosis / Dennis Leaver
- Medical imaging / Dennis Leaver, Alan C. Miller
- Treatment delivery equipment / Dennis Leaver
- Treatment procedures / Annette M. Coleman
- Radiation therapy education / Shawn T. Caldwell
- Infection control in radiation oncology facilities / Lana Havron Bass, Stacy L. Anderson
- Patient assessment / Shirlee E. Maihoff, Gay Dungey
- Pharmacology and drug administration / Sandy L. Piehl
- Applied mathematics review / Charles M. Washington, E. Richard Bawiec, Jr.
- Introduction to radiation therapy physics / Narayan Sahoo
- Aspects of brachytherapy / Charles M. Washington
- Special procedures / Michael T. Gillin
- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy / Ronie G. Lozano
- Radiation safety and protection / Joseph S. Blinick, Elizabeth G. Quate
- Quality improvement in radiation oncology / Judith M. Schneider
- Surface and sectional anatomy / Charles M. Washington
- Simulator design / Dennis Leaver, Nora Uricchio, Patton Griggs
- Conventional (fluoroscopy-based) simulation procedures / Dennis Leaver, Rosann Keller, Nora Uricchio
- Computed tomography simulation / Nora Uricchio
- Photon dosimetry concepts and calculations / Julius Armstrong, Charles M. Washington
- Photon dose distribution / Karl L. Prado, Charlotte M. Prado
- Electron beams in radiation therapy / Adam F. Kempa
- Electronic charting and image management / Annette M. Coleman, Cara Zeidman
- Bone, cartilage, and soft tissue sarcomas / Lisa Bartenhagen, Jana Koth
- Lymphoreticular system tumors / Sally Green
- Leukemia / Susan B. Belinsky, Mary Ann McKenney
- Endocrine system tumors / Robert D. Adams, Tammy Newell
- Respiratory system tumors / Donna Stinson, Paul E. Wallner
- Head and neck cancers / Ronnie G. Lozano
- Central nervous system tumors / Robert D. Adams, Dennis Leaver
- Digestive system tumors / Leila Bussman-Yeakel
- Gynecological tumors / George M. Uschold, Joy E. Anderson
- Male reproductive and genitourinary tumors / Deborah A. Kuban, Megan L. Trad
- Breast cancer / George M. Uschold, Hong Zhang
- Pediatric solid tumors / Jeffrey Young
- Skin cancers and melanoma / Charles M. Washington.
- Subject headings
- Cancer--Radiotherapy.
- Medical subjects
- Neoplasms--radiotherapy. Radiation Oncology--methods.
- ISBN
- 9780323053624 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0323053629 (hardcover : alk. paper)