Pediatric Radiation Oncology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Merchant, Thomas E. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kortmann, Rolf-Dieter (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Pediatric Oncology,
• Subjects: Oncology .; Pediatrics.; Oncology.

This book presents the most up-to-date and innovative information on the targeting and treatment of a wide range of childhood cancers by means of radiation therapy. Written by global experts in pediatric radiation oncology, it documents in detail the treatment regimens appropriate to each disease, h...

Table of Contents:

• Ewing Sarcoma and DSRCT
• Rhabdomyosarcoma
• Soft-tissue Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma
• Neuroblastoma
• Wilms Tumor
• Retinoblastoma and Rare Solid Tumors
• Glioma
• Medulloblastoma and SPNET
• ATRT
• CNS Germ Cell Tumors
• Ependymoma
• Craniopharyngioma
• Stem Cell Transplantation
• Leukemia/ Lymphoma
• Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Radiation Physics. Proton Therapy
• Localization, Verification, and Anesthesia
• Palliative Care
• Low and Medium Income Countries
• Future Directions.