Radiation Toxicity: A Practical Medical Guide

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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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.

• Tumor
• brain
• brain injury
• breast cancer
• cancer
• radiation
• radiation oncology
• radiotherapy
• Radiaton Oncology

From the reviews:

"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)

• 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

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