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Radiation Oncology Study Guide

  • Serves as a single-source study reference for review of the salient and most commonly tested facts on a written exam
  • Enable physicians-in-training to pass the initial written board and physicians years out of training and/or in the community to pass the maintenance of certification board.
  • Reinforces learning for physicians-in-training during residency
  • Includes over 1,000 multiple choice questions

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Central Nervous System Tumors: Adult and Pediatric

    • Blair Murphy, Shushan Rana, Celine Bicquart Ord, Charlotte Dai Kubicky
    Pages 1-46
  3. Skin Cancer and Uveal Melanoma

    • Reid F. Thompson, Christina Binder, Shushan Rana, Celine Bicquart Ord, John M. Holland
    Pages 47-82
  4. Head and Neck Cancer

    • Shushan Rana, John M. Holland, Kristina H. Young, Celine Bicquart Ord
    Pages 83-161
  5. Thoracic Cancer

    • Shushan Rana, Celine Bicquart Ord, Charles R. Thomas Jr.
    Pages 163-219
  6. Tumors of the Mediastinum

    • Shushan Rana, Celine Bicquart Ord, Charles R. Thomas Jr.
    Pages 221-231
  7. Breast Cancer

    • Carol Marquez, Pehr Hartvigson, Kiri Cook, Shushan Rana, Celine Bicquart Ord, Charlotte Dai Kubicky
    Pages 233-291
  8. Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers

    • Vivek Verma, Ethan B. Ludmir, Faisal Siddiqui, Celine Bicquart Ord, Charles R. Thomas Jr.
    Pages 293-324
  9. Lower Gastrointestinal Cancers

    • Ethan B. Ludmir, Vivek Verma, Shushan Rana, Sravana Chennupati, Celine Bicquart Ord, Charles R. Thomas Jr.
    Pages 325-355
  10. Cancers of the Urinary System

    • Timur Mitin, Chris Deig, Shushan Rana, Celine Bicquart Ord, Eric K. Hansen
    Pages 357-381
  11. Male Genitourinary Cancers

    • Timur Mitin, Chris Deig, Shushan Rana, Celine Bicquart Ord, Eric K. Hansen
    Pages 383-441
  12. Gynecological Cancers

    • Jenna M. Kahn, Shushan Rana, Joseph G. Waller, Celine Bicquart Ord, Subhakar Mutyala
    Pages 443-491
  13. Heme Malignancies

    • Brandon A. Dyer, Patrick J. Gagnon, Celine Bicquart Ord, Carol Marquez
    Pages 493-539
  14. Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Bone Tumors

    • Christina Binder, Celine Bicquart Ord, Arthur Hung
    Pages 541-569
  15. Pediatric Non-CNS Tumors

    • Blair Murphy, Shushan Rana, Celine Bicquart Ord, Carol Marquez
    Pages 571-624
  16. Benign and Metastatic Disease

    • Eric M. Chang, Celine Bicquart Ord, John M. Holland
    Pages 625-647
  17. Back Matter

    Pages 649-667

About this book

Now in its second edition, this popular text remains a comprehensive study and review aid for the radiation oncology trainee and practicing radiation oncologist. The updated Radiation Oncology Study Guide, 2e maintains its robust Q&A format, and has been comprehensively updated to include the latest staging information and treatment methods. Answer rationales have been modified to a more readable, high yield bulleted format.

Each chapter covers a major disease site and is divided into two main parts: Questions & Answers and Rationale. Questions review the scope of clinical practice, spanning from initial presentation to complications of treatment. General content and work-up questions emphasize “pearls” of epidemiology, anatomy, pathology, clinical presentation, and staging. Treatment content questions not only review evidence-based data guiding treatment recommendations, but also practical aspects of radiation treatment planning, pertinent radiobiology and physics, and complications of treatment. 

This book is an ideal resource for physicians-in-training to prepare for initial written and oral exams and physicians in practice to maintain their skills and prepare for maintenance of certification longitudinal and written exams.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Radiation Medicine, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA

    Ravi A. Chandra, Charles R. Thomas Jr.

  • Carson Tahoe Radiation Oncology Associates, Carson City, USA

    Celine B. Ord

  • Radiation Oncologist, PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, Vancouver, USA

    Shushan Rana

  • Providence St Vincent Medical Center, The Oregon Clinic Radiation Oncology, Portland, USA

    Eric K. Hansen

About the editors

Ravi A. Chandra, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University. He is actively involved in medical education and has edited several texts.

Shushan Rana, MD is a radiation oncologist at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, WA.

Celine Bicquart Ord, MD is a radiation oncologist at Carson Tahoe Radiation Oncology Associates in Carson City, NV.  She was volume editor of the first edition of Radiation Oncology Study Guide.  

Eric K. Hansen, MD is a radiation oncologist at The Oregon Clinic, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon. He is volume editor of Handbook of Evidence-Based Radiation Oncology.

Charles R. Thomas, Jr., MD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiation Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon. He is volume editor of Oncologic Emergency Medicine

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Radiation Oncology Study Guide

  • Editors: Ravi A. Chandra, Celine B. Ord, Shushan Rana, Eric K. Hansen, Charles R. Thomas Jr.

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53687-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53686-2Published: 17 November 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-53687-9Published: 16 November 2020

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 667

  • Topics: Imaging / Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Oncology, Radiotherapy

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eBook USD 64.99
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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