BookSimon S. Lo, Bin S. Teh, Guo-Liang Jiang, Nina A. Mayr, editors.
Summary: This book addresses key issues of controversy in radiation oncology for each disease site, with expert commentaries from leading authorities in the field. It identifies areas of confusion arising from discrepant data in the literature regarding certain clinical scenarios for different diseases and presents high-level evidence on each issue with a view to fostering best practice. Controversies in Radiation Oncology will serve as a very useful resource for busy radiation oncology physicians, practitioners, and trainees/residents/fellows seeking to utilize evidence in the literature to guide the management of radiation therapy patients.
Contents:
Breast cancer
Head and neck cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer
Small cell lung cancer and other intrathoracic malignancies
Sarcoma
Prostate cancer
Non-prostate genitourinary cancer
Gynecologic cancer
Esophageal and stomach cancers
Colorectal cancer
Hepatobiliary tract cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Hodgkin lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Plasma cell tumors, myeloma and leukemia
Brain metastasis
Bone metastasis
Visceral metastasis
Gliomas
Benign extraaxial primary brain tumors
Pediatric central nervous system tumors
Non-central nervous system pediatric cancers
Skin cancer.