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Radiation Toxicity: A Practical Medical Guide

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Editors:
  1. William Small

    1. Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Medical School Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago

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  2. Gayle E. Woloschak

    1. Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago

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Part of the book series: Cancer Treatment and Research (CTAR, volume 128)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • William Small Jr., Gayle Woloschak
    Pages 3-5

  3. The Management of Radiation-Induced Brain Injury

    • Edward G. Shaw, Mike E. Robbins
    Pages 7-22

  4. Management of Radiation-Induced Head and Neck Injury

    • Angel I. Blanco, Clifford Chao
    Pages 23-41

  5. Radiation Pneumonitis and Esophagitis in Thoracic Irradiation

    • Jeffrey Bradley, Benjamin Movsas
    Pages 43-64

  6. Toxicity from Radiation in Breast Cancer

    • Julia White, Michael C. Joiner
    Pages 65-109

  7. Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

    • Johanna C. Bendell, Christopher Willett
    Pages 111-124

  8. Radiation Complications of the Pelvis

    • Kathryn Mcconnell Greven, Tatjana Paunesku
    Pages 125-153

  9. Radiation-Induced Skeletal Injury

    • Mark A. Engleman, Gayle Woloschak, William Small Jr.
    Pages 155-169

  10. Skin Changes

    • Gloria Wood, Linda Casey, Andy Trotti
    Pages 171-181

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 183-187
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About this book

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.

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"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)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Medical School Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago

    William Small

  • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago

    Gayle E. Woloschak

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Radiation Toxicity: A Practical Medical Guide

  • Editors: William Small, Gayle E. Woloschak

  • Series Title: Cancer Treatment and Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b107220

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-8053-1Published: 16 September 2005

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-09790-9Published: 25 September 2008

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-25354-1Published: 12 March 2006

  • Series ISSN: 0927-3042

  • Series E-ISSN: 2509-8497

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 187

  • Topics: Oncology, Radiotherapy, Imaging / Radiology

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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