Radiotherapy in Practice Imaging

ABOUT THIS BOOK

• The fourth book in the extremely successful Radiotherapy in Practice series
• The first book on imaging written specifically for radiotherapy
• Introductory chapters on basic principles combine with site specific chapters to provide the ultimate guide to both theory and practice
• Site chapters are written to a strict template to ensure ordered presentation and easy access to specific information

Brings together the expertise of both oncologists and radiologists to provide balanced, accurate information
Imaging is a critical component in the delivery of radiotherapy to patients with malignancy, and this book teaches the principles and practice of imaging specific to radiotherapy. Introductory chapters outline the basic principles of the available imaging modalities including x-rays, ultrasound, CT, MR, nuclear medicine, and PET. Site specific chapters then cover the main tumour sites, reviewing optimal imaging techniques for diagnosis, staging, radiotherapy planning, and follow-up for each site. Chapters are co-authored by oncologists and radiologists specialising in a specific area to provide an authoritative view on the role of imaging in the patient's journey and examples of relevant images are provided throughout. The important areas of radiation protection, exposure justification, and risks, are also comprehensively covered, exploring issues such as balancing radiation exposure with long-term risks of radiation effects such as second cancer induction.

ABOUT THE SERIES
Radiotherapy remains the major non-surgical treatment modality for the management of malignant disease, with over 50% of patients receiving treatment at some time during the management of their disease. It is based on the application of the principles of applied physics, radiobiology, and tumour biology to clinical practice. Volumes in this series take the reader through the basic principles of different types of radiotherapy or components of radiotherapy, and then develop this by individual sites. This series of practical handbooks are aimed at physicians both in training and practising radiotherapy, as well as medical physicists, dosimetrists, radiographers and senior nurses.

Readership: This book is relevant to radiation oncologists, clinical oncologists and radiotherapists, both qualified and in training. It will also be of interest to medical physicists, dosimetrists, radiotherapy radiographers, diagnostic radiographers, and specialist nurses.

CONTENTS

1: Peter Hoskin: Introduction
2: Jonathan Liaw, Jane Taylor, Anthony Chambers, Bal Sanghera & Vicky Goh: Principles of imaging
3: Steve Allen: Breast
4: Noelle O'Rourke and Michael Sproule: Lung and thorax
5: Peter Hoskin and Charlotte Fowler: Lymphoma
6: Ian Geh, Ben Miller, R. Jane Chambers, Brinder Mahon, Beatrice Seddon & Shuvro Roy-Choudhury: Upper GI tumours
7: Vicky Goh & Rob Glynne-Jones: Lower gastrointestinal tract
8: Oliver Wignall, Vincent Khoo & S. Aslam Sohaib: Urological cancers
9: Guy Burkill & Kate Lankester: Gynaecological cancers
10: Wai Lup Wong, Julian Kabala & Michele Saunders: Head and neck cancers
11: Sara C Erridge, Rod Gibson & David Summers: Central nervous system
12: Frank Saran: Connective tissues (soft tissue sarcoma)
13: Yong Du & Jamshed Bomanji: Endocrine tumours
14: S James & David Spooner: Skeletal tumours
15: Paul Humphries, Francesca Peters & Mark Gaze: Paediatrics
16: Charlotte Whittaker & Vicky Goh: Imaging for common complications
17: Jane Shekdhar & Edwin Aird: Radiation protection issues when imaging patients for radiotherapy
Appendices

Edited by Peter Hoskin, Consultant in Clinical Oncology, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Middlesex, and Professor in Clinical Oncology, University College London, UK, and Vicky Goh, Consultant in Radiology, Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, Mount Vernon Hospital, Middlesex, UK