Request Information
Radiotherapy and the Cancers of Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Edition:
- 1st
- Author:
- Boterberg, Tom; Dieckmann, Karin; Gaze, Mark
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN:
- 978-0-19-879307-6
-
Description
-
Details
-
Also Recommended
Description
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 topic, this practical volume will be a valuable resource for physicians and trainees in radiotherapy and clinical oncology, and to nurses, radiographers and other allied health professionals who come into contact with young patients receiving radiotherapy.
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 topic, this practical volume will be a valuable resource for physicians and trainees in radiotherapy and clinical oncology, and to nurses, radiographers and other allied health professionals who come into contact with young patients receiving radiotherapy.
Details
- Platform:
- OvidSP
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Product Type:
- Book
- Author:
- Boterberg, Tom; Dieckmann, Karin; Gaze, Mark
- ISBN:
- 978-0-19-879307-6
- Specialty:
-
- Internal Medicine
- Oncology
- Pediatrics
- Radiology
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- 1st
- Pages:
- 336
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- APA PsycInfo®
- Application of Content Analysis in Nursing Science Research, The
- Barash, Cullen, and Stoelting's Clinical Anesthesia
- Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery
- Case Management: A Practical Guide for Education and Practice
- Challenging Concepts in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Cases with Expert Commentary
- Essential Physics of Medical Imaging: Study Guide, The
- Home-Based Medical Care for Older Adults
- Infection Control in the Dental Office
- LWW Health Library: ACSM’s Certification Suite
- LWW Health Library: Advanced Practice Nursing
- LWW Health Library: Internal Medicine
- LWW Health Library: Osteopathic Medicine Collection
- LWW Health Library: PA Rotations/Specialties
- LWW Health Library: Premium Basic Sciences Collection
- LWW Health Library: Premium Pharmacy Collection
- Multiple Myeloma: A Textbook for Nurses
- Oxford Handbook of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
- Oxford Handbook of Integrated Dental Biosciences
- Paediatric Nephrology
- Pediatric Oncology Nursing
- Preparing for Dental Practice
- Psychological Approaches to Cancer Care
- Quality of Life and Person-Centered Care for Older People
- The REACH OUT Caregiver Support Program: A Skills Training Program for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia, Clinician Guide
- Trauma Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Watkins’ Manual of Foot and Ankle Medicine and Surgery
- Workbook for Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Abdomen and Superficial Structures
- Workbook for Diagnostic Medical Sonography-Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Workbook for Diagnostic Medical Sonography-The Vascular System