Radiation Toxicity: A Practical Guide

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Small, William (Editor), Woloschak, Gayle E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Series: Cancer Treatment and Research, 128
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Radiotherapy.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.

The primary goals in assembling this book were to review basic pathophysiology of radiation toxicities and guide the clinician in prevention, management, and treatment. It is a concise and practical guide for oncologists handling patients being treated with radiation and other combined therapy. Each...

Table of Contents:

• The Management of Radiation-Induced Brain Injury
• Management of Radiation-Induced Head and Neck Injury
• Radiation Pneumonitis and Esophagitis in Thoracic Irradiation
• Toxicity from Radiation in Breast Cancer
• Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
• Radiation Complications of the Pelvis
• Radiation-Induced Skeletal Injury
• Skin Changes.