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Walter and Miller's Textbook of Radiotherapy: Radiation Physics, Therapy and Oncology,
Edition 9Editors: Edited by John A. Mills, PhD MIPEM CPhys, Pete Bridge and Thankamma V. Ajithkumar, MD, FRCR, FRCP, MBA
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Seventy-five years since it was first published, Walter and Miller’s Textbook of Radiotherapy has become the go-to resource for therapeutic radiography and radiotherapy students from around the world. Fully revised to include new clinical evidence and techniques, this ninth edition provides a comprehensive guide to the professional, technical, practical, and medical aspects of modern clinical radiotherapy practice.
The first part of the book clearly and simply explains the fundamentals of radiotherapy physics, offering a sound foundation for clinicians new to the field. The design and use of a wide range of equipment is described, along with clear explanation of the underlying physical principles.
The second part provides a systematic review of evidence-based clinical practice in an easy to navigate approach for each of the main tumour sites and categories. A wide range of expert authors from clinical practice have contributed to ensure the text has wide international appeal.
With additional information on the emerging roles of chemotherapy, surgery and non-radiotherapy treatments as well as a grounding in the principles of cancer treatment and care, Walter and Miller will be a trusted resource for all those working in the rapidly changing field of oncology.
This keystone textbook has been extensively revised and updated by a multidisciplinary expert editorial team to ensure that this ninth edition will remain an indispensable textbook for radiation oncology, medical physics and therapeutic radiography students and trainees or anyone requiring up to date information about radiotherapy practice.
Key Features
Notably, this new 75th anniversary edition features new and expanded information on:- Novel particle and MR-linac therapies
- Radio-biology
- 4DCT imaging and Transit Dosimetry
- Clinical use of Image Guided Radiotherapy and decision-making
- Reirradiation in cancer care
- Immunotherapy
- Person-centred care
About the author
Edited by John A. Mills, PhD MIPEM CPhys, Physicist, MACS-Quality Control Provider, James Watt House, Hinckley, UK; Pete Bridge, Senior Lecturer (Radiotherapy), School of Health Sciences, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, UK and Thankamma V. Ajithkumar, MD, FRCR, FRCP, MBA, Consultant Clinical Oncologist and Clinical Director Laboratories, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
International System of Units and Prefixes for Physical Quantities
SECTION 1
1. Atoms, Nuclei and Radioactivity
2. Interactions of Ionising Radiation With Matter
3. Radiation Detection and Measurement
4. Radiation Protection
5. The Radiobiology of Radiotherapy
6. Imaging With X-ray, Magnetic Resonance and Ultrasound
7. Imaging With Radionuclides
8. Therapy With Unsealed Radionuclides
9. Brachytherapy, Low-Voltage X-rays and Gamma Rays
10. Megavoltage Beams: Acceleration, Modulation and Image Guidance
11. Techniques for Accurate Planning and Delivery of Radiotherapy: Immobilisation, Volume Definition and Verification Techniques
12. External Beam Treatment Planning: Dose Calculations, Principles and Practice
13. Networking, Data, Image Handling and Computing in Radiotherapy
14. Quality Control
15. Quality Management in Radiotherapy
SECTION 2
16. Epidemiology of Cancer and Screening
17. Biological and Pathological Introduction
18. Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Effects of Radiotherapy
19. Principles of Management of Patients With Cancer
20. Chemotherapy and Hormones
21. Skin and Lip Cancer
22. Head and Neck Cancer—General Principles
23. Sinonasal, Oral, Larynx and Pharynx Cancers
24. Thyroid Cancer
25. Gastrointestinal Cancer
26. Tumours of the Thorax
27. Breast Cancer
28. Gynaecological Cancer
29. Cancer of Kidney, Bladder, Prostate, Testis, Urethra and Penis
30. Lymphoma and Disease of Bone Marrow
31. Tumours of the Central Nervous System
32. Eye and Orbit
33. Sarcomas
34. Paediatric Oncology
35. Care of Patients During Radiotherapy
36. Medical Complications of Malignant Disease and Treatment
37. Proton Beam Therapy
SECTION 1
1. Atoms, Nuclei and Radioactivity
2. Interactions of Ionising Radiation With Matter
3. Radiation Detection and Measurement
4. Radiation Protection
5. The Radiobiology of Radiotherapy
6. Imaging With X-ray, Magnetic Resonance and Ultrasound
7. Imaging With Radionuclides
8. Therapy With Unsealed Radionuclides
9. Brachytherapy, Low-Voltage X-rays and Gamma Rays
10. Megavoltage Beams: Acceleration, Modulation and Image Guidance
11. Techniques for Accurate Planning and Delivery of Radiotherapy: Immobilisation, Volume Definition and Verification Techniques
12. External Beam Treatment Planning: Dose Calculations, Principles and Practice
13. Networking, Data, Image Handling and Computing in Radiotherapy
14. Quality Control
15. Quality Management in Radiotherapy
SECTION 2
16. Epidemiology of Cancer and Screening
17. Biological and Pathological Introduction
18. Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Effects of Radiotherapy
19. Principles of Management of Patients With Cancer
20. Chemotherapy and Hormones
21. Skin and Lip Cancer
22. Head and Neck Cancer—General Principles
23. Sinonasal, Oral, Larynx and Pharynx Cancers
24. Thyroid Cancer
25. Gastrointestinal Cancer
26. Tumours of the Thorax
27. Breast Cancer
28. Gynaecological Cancer
29. Cancer of Kidney, Bladder, Prostate, Testis, Urethra and Penis
30. Lymphoma and Disease of Bone Marrow
31. Tumours of the Central Nervous System
32. Eye and Orbit
33. Sarcomas
34. Paediatric Oncology
35. Care of Patients During Radiotherapy
36. Medical Complications of Malignant Disease and Treatment
37. Proton Beam Therapy
ISBN:
9780443119781
Page Count:
650
Retail Price
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Radiotherapy/radiography students & practitioners; Trainee oncologists ; Medical Physicists
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