Perez and Brady's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology.

Intro -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contributors -- Preface -- In Memoriam -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- SECTION I Overview and Basic Science of Radiation Oncology -- 1. The Discipline of Radiation Oncology -- PART A: Cancer Biology -- 2. Molecular Cancer and Radiation Biology -- 3. Biologic Basis of Radiation Therapy -- 4. Molecular Pathophysiology of Tumors -- 5. SMART Radiotherapy -- PART B: Medical Radiation Physics -- 6. Principles of Radiation Physics and Dosimetry -- 7. Photon External-Beam Dosimetry and Treatment Planning -- 8. Electron Beam Therapy Dosimetry, Treatment Planning, and Techniques -- 9. Conformal Radiation Therapy Physics, Treatment Planning, and Clinical Aspects -- 10. Physics and Dosimetry of Proton Therapy -- 11. Intensity-Modulated Radiation Treatment Techniques and Clinical Applications -- 12. Image-Guided Radiation Therapy -- SECTION II Techniques, Modalities, and Modifiers in Radiation Oncology -- 13. Altered Fractionation Schedules -- 14. Late Effects and QUANTEC -- 15. Methodology of Clinical Trials -- 16. Stem Cell Transplantation and Total-Body Irradiation -- 17. Stereotactic Radiosurgery -- 18. Stereotactic Irradiation of Tumors Outside the Central Nervous System -- 19. Stereotactic Radiation Therapy Techniques -- 20. Intraoperative Radiotherapy -- 21. Proton Therapy -- 22. Neutron Therapy and Boron Neutron Capture Therapy -- 23. Carbon Ions -- 24. Patient Positioning Methods: Immobilization, Stabilization, and Monitoring -- 25. Physics and Biology of Brachytherapy -- 26. Clinical Applications of Brachytherapy: Low Dose Rate and Pulsed Dose Rate -- 27. The Physics and Dosimetry of High Dose Rate Brachytherapy -- 28. Clinical Aspects and Applications of High Dose Rate Brachytherapy -- 29. Radioimmunotherapy and Unsealed Radionuclide Therapy -- 30. Radiation Therapy and the Immune System.

31. Photodynamic Therapy -- 32. Reirradiation -- 33. Global Radiation Oncology -- 34. Chemical Modifiers of Radiation Response -- 35. Oncologic Imaging and Oncologic Anatomy -- 36. Basic Concepts of Chemotherapy and Irradiation Interaction -- SECTION III Clinical Radiation Oncology -- PART A: Skin -- 37. Skin -- PART B: Central Nervous System -- 38. Primary Intracranial Neoplasms -- 39. Pituitary Gland Cancer -- 40. Spinal Canal -- PART C: Head and Neck -- 41. Tumors of the Eye and Orbit -- 42. Ear -- 43. Locally Advanced Squamous Carcinoma of the Head and Neck -- 44. Nasopharynx -- 45. Cancer of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses -- 46. Salivary Glands -- 47. Oral Cavity -- 48. Oropharynx -- 49. Hypopharynx -- 50. Laryngeal Cancer -- 51. Unusual Nonepithelial Tumors of the Head and Neck -- 52. Neck Cancer Including Carcinoma of Unknown Primary -- 53. Thyroid Cancer -- PART D: Thorax -- 54. Lung Cancer -- 55. Mediastinum and Trachea -- 56. Esophageal Cancer -- 57. Tumors of the Heart, Pericardium, and Great Vessels -- PART E: Breast -- 58. Breast Cancer: Stage TIS -- 59. Breast Cancer: Early Stage -- 60. Breast Cancer: Locally Advanced, Part -- 61. Breast Cancer: Locally Advanced, Part -- PART F: Gastrointestinal -- 62. Stomach Cancer -- 63. Pancreatic Cancer -- 64. Cancer of the Liver and Hepatobiliary Tract -- 65. Cancer of the Colon and Rectum -- 66. Anal Cancer -- PART G: Urinary Tract -- 67. Cancer of the Kidney, Renal Pelvis, and Ureter -- 68. Bladder Cancer -- PART H: Male Genitourinary -- 69. Low-Risk Prostate Cancer -- 70. Management of Intermediate- and High-Risk Prostate Cancer: What Do We Know? -- 71. Testicular Cancer -- 72. Cancer of the Penis and Male Urethra -- PART I: Gynecologic -- 73. Uterine Cervix -- 74. Endometrial Cancer -- 75. Ovarian and Fallopian Tube Cancer -- 76. Vaginal Cancer -- 77. Female Urethra.

78. Carcinoma of the Vulva -- PART J: Adrenal and Retroperitoneal Tumors -- 79. Retroperitoneum -- 80. Adrenal Cancer -- PART K: Lymphoma and Hematologic Tumors -- 81. Hodgkin Lymphoma -- 82. Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas -- 83. Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas -- 84. Leukemia -- 85. Plasma Cell Myeloma and Plasmacytoma -- PART L: Bone and Soft Tissue -- 86. Osteosarcoma and Other Primary Tumors of Bone -- 87. Soft Tissue Sarcoma (Excluding Retroperitoneum) -- PART M: Pediatric -- 88. Central Nervous System Tumors in Children -- 89. Wilms Tumor -- 90. Neuroblastoma -- 91. Rhabdomyosarcoma -- 92. Ewing Tumor -- 93. Lymphomas in Children -- 94. Unusual Tumors in Children -- PART N: Benign Diseases -- 95. Nonmalignant Diseases -- SECTION IV Palliative and Supportive Care -- 96. Palliation of Brain and Spinal Cord Metastases -- 97. Palliation of Bone Metastases -- 98. Palliation of Visceral Recurrences and Metastases and Treatment of Oligometastatic Disease -- 99. Cancer Pain: Assessment and Management -- 100. Palliative and Supportive Care -- SECTION V Economics, Education, Ethics, and Technology Assessment -- 101. Technology Assessment, Outcome Analysis Research, Comparative Effectiveness, and Evidence-Based Radiation Oncology -- 102. Error Avoidance -- 103. Radiation Oncology Education -- 104. Ethics, Professional Values, and Legal Considerations in Radiation Oncology -- 105. Health Economics and Health Policy -- Index.

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