William Jr. Small / Gayle E. Woloschak (eds.)

Radiation Toxicity: A Practical Medical Guide

Herausgegeben:Small, William; Woloschak, Gayle E.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Radiation Toxicity: A Practical Guide provides insight into the management of day-to-day aspects of radiotherapy. Most radiation oncologists and radiation oncology nurses spend a large percentage of their time dealing with the effects of radiotherapy. This book describes the biology behind each sites acute and long-term responses to radiotherapy, including the best current knowledge regarding radiation tolerance, and fills a needed void in the literature that is available on radiation oncology.

Produktdetails

• Cancer Treatment and Research 128
• Verlag: Springer / Springer US / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 11053033, 978-1-4020-8053-1
• 2006
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9781402080531
• ISBN-10: 1402080530
• Artikelnr.: 21148852

Autorenporträt

William Jr. Small, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA / Gayle E. Woloschak, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

Inhaltsangabe

The Management of Radiation-Induced Brain Injury.- Management of Radiation-Induced Head and Neck Injury.- Radiation Pneumonitis and Esophagitis in Thoracic Irradiation.- Toxicity from Radiation in Breast Cancer.- Upper Gastrointestinal Tract.- Radiation Complications of the Pelvis.- Radiation-Induced Skeletal Injury.- Skin Changes.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"The purpose of this book is to provide a guide for radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, oncology nurses, radiation therapists, and others ... . Overall, I believe this book is a useful addition to the literature on radiation injury. Its major strength is that it succeeds in providing a practical guide to the management of many radiation-induced normal tissue complications. Importantly, it also encourages clinicians to keep these issues in mind when designing radiation treatment strategies." (Mitchell S. Anscher, International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, Vol. 70 (5), 2008)