Test and solidify your knowledge of radiation oncology with Radiation Oncology: A Question-Based Review. This book’s Q&A format doesn’t merely encourage rote memorization, but expounds on most answers’ reasoning, background information, and clinical context to foster your complete understanding. Written by top experts, with each chapter authored by at least one resident and one faculty member, Radiation Oncology: A Question-Based Review is the perfect learning tool for students and physicians who are seeking to strengthen their long-term command of radiation oncology.

FEATURES

• Covers all sites and cancer types currently treated with radiotherapy with an emphasis on treatment recommendations and the evidence behind them.
• Detailed questions on the natural history, epidemiology, diagnosis, staging, and treatment-related side effects for each cancer type
• Mnemonics and tables aid understanding and retention
• Includes the latest data and most recent studies from the field to reflect current/standard radiation oncology practice
• Updated appendix of normal tissue tolerance tables follows QUANTEC recommendations

Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to:

• Complete content with enhanced navigation
• A powerful search tool that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web
• Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation
• Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text
• Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues
• Quick-reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use
• Interactive Q&A bank for self-testing

Contents

۱ Rhabdomyosarcoma
۲ Ewing Sarcoma
۳ Wilms Tumor
۴ Neuroblastoma
۵ Retinoblastoma
۶ Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
۷ Medulloblastoma
۸ Ependymoma
۹ Intracranial Germ Cell and Pineal Tumors
۱۰ Craniopharyngioma
۱۱ Hemangioblastoma
۱۲ Brainstem Glioma
۱۳ General Central Nervous System
۱۴ Low-Grade Glioma
۱۵ High-Grade Glioma
۱۶ Optic Pathway Glioma
۱۷ Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
۱۸ Meningioma
۱۹ Pituitary Tumor
۲۰ Primary Spinal Cord Tumor
۲۱ Choroid Plexus Carcinoma and Papilloma
۲۲ Arteriovenous Malformation
۲۳ Vestibular Schwannoma/ Acoustic Neuroma
۲۴ Ocular Melanoma
۲۵ Orbital and Intraocular Primary Eye Lymphomas
۲۶ Thyroid Ophthalmopathy
۲۷ Orbital Pseudotumor
۲۸ Nasopharyngeal Cancer
۲۹ Sinonasal Tract Tumors
۳۰ Oral Cavity Cancer
۳۱ Oropharyngeal Cancer
۳۲ Salivary Gland Cancer
۳۳ Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancers
۳۴ Thyroid Cancer
۳۵ Head and Neck Cancer of Unknown Primary
۳۶ Neck Management and Postoperative Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancers
۳۷ Early-Stage [I —II] Non- Small Cell Lung Cancer
۳۸ Advanced-Stage [III— IV) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
۳۹ Small Cell Lung Cancer and Bronchial Neuroendocrine Tumor
۴۰ Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
۴۱ Pleural Mesothelioma
۴۲ General Breast Cancer
۴۳ Ductal and Lobular Carcinoma In Situ
۴۴ Early-Stage [I —II] Breast Cancer
۴۵ Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
۴۶ Esophageal Cancer
۴۷ Gastric Cancer
۴۸ Pancreatic and Periampullary Adenocarcinoma
۴۹ Hepatocellular Carcinoma
۵۰ Biliary Tree and Gallbladder Cancer
۵۱ Colorectal and Small Bowel Cancer
۵۲ Anal Cancer
۵۳ Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
۵۴ Intermediateand HighRisk Prostate Cancer
۵۵ Adjuvant and Salvage Treatment for Prostate Cancer
۵۶ Metastatic Prostate Cancer
۵۷ Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer
۵۸ Bladder Cancer
۵۹ Seminoma
۶۰ Testicular Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor
۶۱ Penile Cancer
۶۲ Urethral Cancer
۶۳ Renal Cell Carcinoma
۶۴ Cervical Cancer
۶۵ Ovarian Cancer
۶۶ Endometrial Cancer
۶۷ Uterine Sarcoma
۶۸ Vulvar Cancer
۶۹ Vaginal Cancer
۷۰ Hodgkin Lymphoma
۷۱ Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
۷۲ MALT Lymphoma (Gastric and Ocular Adnexa and Other Sites)
۷۳ Plasmacytoma/Multiple Myeloma
۷۴ Mycosis Fungoides
۷۵ Transplant/ Total Body Irradiation
۷۶ Osteosarcoma
۷۷ Chondrosarcoma
۷۸ Chordoma
۷۹ General and Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma
۸۰ Hemangiopericytoma and Solitary Fibrous Tumors
۸۱ Desmoid Tumors
۸۲ Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcoma
۸۳ Melanoma
۸۴ Squamous Cell and Basal Cell Carcinomas (Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers]
۸۵ Merkel Cell Carcinoma
۸۶ Nonmelanoma Cutaneous Ear Cancer
۸۷ Brain Metastases
۸۸ Bone Metastases
۸۹ Cord Compression
۹۰ Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
۹۱ Heterotopic Ossification Prophylaxis
۹۲ Keloids