CLINICAL RADIATION ONCOLOGY: INDICATIONS, TECHNIQUES, AND RESULTS, 3RD EDITION

• Section 1 Scientific Foundations 1
1 Basic Concepts of Clinical Radiation Oncology 3
2 Radiation Biology for Radiation Oncologists 15
3 Treatment Planning 62
4 Image-Guided Radiation Therapy 83
5 A Guide to Understanding Statistics in Radiation Oncology 99
6 Use of Protons for Radiation Therapy 115
7 Principles of Palliative Radiation Therapy 141
8 Patient Safety and Quality: Management for the Radiation Oncologist 158
• Section 2 Cancers of the Head and Neck 175
9 Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity 177
10 Oropharyngeal Cancer 202
11 Larynx and Hypopharynx 227
12 Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx 248
13 Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinuses and Nasal Cavity 269
14 Salivary Gland Carcinomas 288
15 Cervical Nodes with Unknown Primary Carcinomas 300
16 Temporal Bone Tumors 313
17 Thyroid Cancer 318
18 Head and Neck Radiation Therapy Sequelae and Late Complications and the Role of IMRT 335
• Section 3 Cancer of the Intrathorax 349
19 Lung Cancer 351
20 Carcinoma of the Esophagus 385
• Section 4 Gastrointestinal Malignancies 397
21 Gastric Cancer 399
22 Pancreatic Cancer 409
23 Colon Cancer 429
24 Rectal Cancer 438
25 Anal Cancer 466
• Section 5 Genitourinary Malignancies 481
26 Bladder Cancer 483
27 Prostate Cancer 497
28 Carcinoma of the Upper Urinary Tract 531
29 Testicular Cancer 539
30 Penile Cancer 549
• Section 6 Gynecological Malignancies 557
31 Endometrium 559
32 Vulva 576
33 Ovary 597
34 Vagina 618
35 Cervix 631
• Section 7 Miscellaneous Sites 673
36 Cancer of the Skin 675
37 Cancer of the Breast 694
38 Soft-Tissue Sarcomas 739
39 Tumors of the Central Nervous System 757
40 The Lymphomas 775
41 Pediatric Tumors 805

Index 845

This fully updated and enhanced third edition offers a highly practical, application-based review of the biological basis of radiation oncology and the clinical efficacy of radiation therapy.

• Revised edition of the classic reference in radiation oncology from Dr. C.C. Wang, whose practical approach to clinical application was legendary
• Includes the latest developments in the field: intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), image guided radiation therapy, and particle beam therapy
• Includes two brand new chapters Palliative Radiotherapy, and Statistics in Radiation Oncology
• Features a vibrant and extremely comprehensive head and neck section
• Provides immediately applicable treatment algorithms for each tumor

Author Information
• William Small Jr, MD, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
• Associate Editors
Nancy J. Tarbell, MD, Dean for Academic and Clinical Affairs and the C.C. Wang Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School, MA, USA
• Min Yao, MD, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA