Radiotherapy and the Cancers of Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults

This new volume in the Radiotherapy in Practice series provides a comprehensive and evidence-based guide to radiotherapy in the management of children and young people with cancer.

It explains the roles of the various modalities of treatment available, including image-guided and intensity modulated radiotherapy, brachytherapy, proton beam therapy, and molecular radiotherapy, and aids selection of the most appropriate technique in different situations. Each cancer type in children is explored, including diagnostic investigations, risk stratification, multi-modality approaches to treatment, and decision making with regard to radiotherapy. Specific guidance is given for the planning and prescription of radiotherapy for infants, children, and teenagers. The authors also identify the need for specialist paediatric radiotherapy service provision, and the wider requirements for radiotherapy in children, including consent, immobilisation, anaesthesia, multi-professional team working, and play specialist support.

With over 75 color illustrations, case histories to demonstrate the various approaches, and a carefully selected guide to further reading on each topi

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Boterberg, Tom; Dieckmann, Karin; Gaze, Mark

ISBN:

978-0-19-879307-6

Specialty:

• Radiology
• Pediatrics
• Internal Medicine
• Oncology

Language:

English

Edition:

1st

Pages:

336

Publication Year:

2021

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