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Handbook of Radiation Oncology

Author(s): Bruce G. Haffty, MD, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/ Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Jersey
Lynn D. Wilson, MD, MPH, Yale University School of Medicine
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763731434
  • ISBN-10:0763731439
  • Paperback    808 pages      © 2009
Price: International Sales $94.95 US List
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Overview

Whether you are a practicing radiation oncologist, resident in radiation oncology, fellow in any oncology discipline, or a student of medicine, nursing, physics, dosimetry, or therapy, this handbook is a valuable resource covering the issues most pertinent to patients undergoing radiation therapy. Handbook of Radiation Oncology covers general oncologic principles, workup, staging, and multidisciplinary aspects of treatment, basic principles of physics and radiobiology, and specific technologies including brachytherapy, radiosurgery, and unsealed sources.

Specific Topics Covered Include: 

  • Physics of Radiation Oncology
  • Classic and Molecular Biolgical Basis of Radiation Oncology
  • Clinical Principals of Radiation Oncology and Multidisciplinary Care
  • Radiation Oncology Treatment of All Major Cancers including Head and Neck, Central Nervous System, Lung, Pediatrics, Breast, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Gynecological, Lymphomas, and others.
  • Stereotactic Radiosurgery
  • Brachytherapy
  • Palliative Care and Oncologic Emergencies

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Bruce G. Haffty, MD-UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/ Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Jersey

Dr. Bruce G. Haffty is Professor and Chairman of Radiation Oncology at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He is also the Associate Director of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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Lynn D. Wilson, MD, MPH-Yale University School of Medicine

 Dr. Lynn D. Wilson is Professor, Vice Chairman, and Clinical Director of the Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine.  Dr. Wilson is also the residency training program director for the Department of Therapeutic Radiology at Yale.

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