This book provides a quick reference guide for clinicians in Radiation oncology.
He is the lead author on the American College of Radiology (ACR) guidelines for external beam Radiation therapy for prostate cancer as well as editor of the textbook Prostate Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach ..
Nicholas Zaorsky, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Penn State Cancer Institute.
He has won a number of awards related to his research and education in Clinical Radiation Oncology and has published extensively.
About the Author Daniel Trifiletti, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Radiation Oncology and Neurological Surgery at The Mayo Clinic.
Residents, trainees, and established Radiation oncologists find this an ideal study resource for both board and certification exams, as well as an easily accessible aid during practice.
The authors include all diseases associated with Radiation Oncology training to ensure a comprehensive resource for exam studying and Clinical care.
Experts in the disease sites from the United States serve as senior authors on each chapter.
Each chapter additionally includes disease-specific pearls and key points to test the knowledge reviewed in the chapters.
Planning guides for imaging, diagnosis, and staging offer readers a starting point in approaching each patient based on disease origin, and dosing guidelines then detail consideration for treatment methods.
Recommendations are taken from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the European Society for Radiation Oncology (ESTRO), and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).
Bullet points, figures, tables, and images make for an intuitive reader experience.
Within each chapter, each disease and its recommended approach is then summarized in only a few pages, allowing a focus on the most essential information.
The subsequent chapters then delve into different cancer disease sites, including pediatrics, central nervous system, head and neck, thoracic, breast, gastrointestinal, gynecologic, genitourinary, hematologic, soft tissue, palliative, and radiophysics/radiobiology.
The text begins with a general pearls chapter that Radiation oncologists should consider in all aspects of their practice, including cancer visibility, dosing, counseling recommendations, and toxicity management.
It is designed to be an intuitive and easily reviewed study guide for board or maintenance of certification examinations, as well as a quick reference for residents and established Radiation oncologists who need a refresher.
This book provides a quick reference guide for clinicians in Radiation oncology
