Radiation Oncology Study Guide

1. Central Nervous System Tumors

• a. Adult high grade gliomas
• b. Adult low grade gliomas
• c. Pediatric gliomas

2. Skin Cancer

• a. Melanoma
• b. Non-melanomatous cancers

3. Head and Neck Cancer

• a. Nasopharynx cancer
• b. Nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancer
• c. Oropharyngeal cancer
• d. Cancer of the larynx and hypopharynx
• e. Cancer of the lip and oral cavity
• f. Thyroid cancer
• g. Salivary gland tumors
• h. Unknown H&N primary

4. Lung Cancer

• a. Non-small cell lung cancer
• b. Small cell lung cancer
• c. Mesothelioma

5. Tumors of the Mediastinum

• a. Thymoma and Thymic carcinoma

6. Breast Cancer

• a. DCIS/ LCIS
• b. Early-stage invasive
• c. Locally advanced invasive
• d. Post-mastectomy

7. Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers

• a. Esophageal cancers
• b. Gastric cancers
• c. Small intestine cancers

8. Lower Gastrointestinal Cancers

• a. Pancreatic cancer
• b. Hepatobiliary cancer
• c. Colorectal cancer
• d. Anal cancer

9. Cancers of the Urinary System

• a. Renal cell carcinoma
• b. Bladder cancer

10. Male Genitourinary Cancers

• a. Prostate cancer
• b. Penile cancer
• c. Testicular cancer

11. Gynecological Cancers

• a. Endometrial cancer
• b. Cervical cancer
• c. Ovarian cancer
• d. Vaginal cancer
• e. Vulvar cancer

12. Lymphomas

• a. Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• b. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• c. Multiple myeloma and plasmacytomas
• d. Mycosis Fungoides

13. Leukemia

• a. Transplant/Total Body Irradiation

14. Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Bone tumors

15. Pediatric non-CNS Tumors

• a. Wilms' Tumor
• b. Neuroblastoma
• c. Rhabdomyosarcoma
• d. Ewing's sarcoma
• e. Hodgkin's lymphoma
• f. Retinoblastoma

16. Clinical Physics and Radiobiology

• a. Electron therapy
• b. Proton therapy
• c. SRS/SBRT
• d. IGRT
• e. Immunotherapy
• f. Precision Oncology

17. Palliation

• a. Spinal cord compression
• b. Brain metastases
• c. Bone metastases
• d. Super vena cava syndrome
• e. Dysphagia
• f. Hemostatic Radiotherapy
• g. Oligometastatic disease

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.

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.