Radiotherapy in Practice - Imaging

Edited by Peter Hoskin and Vicky Goh

Radiotherapy in Practice

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

Radiotherapy in Practice - Imaging

Edited by Peter Hoskin and Vicky Goh

Description

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.

Radiotherapy in Practice - Imaging

Edited by Peter Hoskin and Vicky Goh

Radiotherapy in Practice

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

Radiotherapy in Practice - Imaging

Edited by Peter Hoskin and Vicky Goh

Radiotherapy in Practice

Author Information

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

Contributors:

Edwin Aird
Steve Allen, Consultant Radiologist, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
S. Aslam Sohaib, Consultant Radiologist, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
Jamshed Bomanji, Consultant in Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College Hospital, London, UK
Guy Burkill, Consultant Radiologist, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK
Anthony Chambers
Jane Chambers, Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, UK
Yong Du
Sara Erridge, Senior Lecturer in Radiation Oncology, Edinburgh Cancer Centre, University of Edinburgh, UK
Charlotte Fowler
Mark Gaze
Ian Geh, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, The Cancer Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Rod Gibson
Rob Glynne-Jones, Consultant Oncologist, Cancer Centre, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, UK
Vicky Goh, Consultant Radiologist, Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, UK
Peter Hoskin, Professor of Oncology, Cancer Centre, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, UK
Paul Humphries, Consultant Radiologist, University College Hospital, London, UK
S. James
Julian Kabala
Vincent Khoo
Kate Lankester, Consultant Oncologist, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK
Jonathan Liaw
Brinder Mahon
Ben Miller
Noelle O'Rourke, Consultant Oncologist, Beatson Oncology Centre, The Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
Francesca Peters
Shuvro Roy-Choudhury, Consultant Abdominal Radiologist, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
Bal Sanghera, Physicist, Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, UK
Frank Saran, Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, UK
Michele Saunders
Beatrice Seddon, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Sarcoma Unit, University College Hospital London, UK
Jane Shekdhar
David Spooner
Michael Sproule
David Summers
Jane Taylor, Physicist, Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, UK
Charlotte Whittaker, Specialist Registrar in Radiology, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK
Oliver Wignall
Wai-Lup Wong, Consultant Radiologist, Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, UK