Palliative radiation oncology /

Offering practical, comprehensive coverage of the many nuanced technical and clinical aspects of this growing field, Palliative Radiation Oncology provides up-to-date clinical guidance in a thorough yet concise manner. In an easy-access format, it integrates basic science, pathologies, and research...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Vapiwala, Neha (Editor), Jones, Joshua A. (Editor), Dharmarajan, Kavita V. (Kavita Vyas) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2024]
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Table of Contents:
  • Section I. Foundations and Principles of Palliative Care in Oncology.
  • Definition of Palliative Care / Mollie A. Biewald, R. Sean Morrison
  • Introduction to Prognostication / Vincent Vanston, Kathryn McGrath
  • Basic Communication Frameworks / Emily Jean Martin, Terry Gardiner
  • Troubleshooting Difficult Conversation / Lindsay Alexandra Dow, Elizabeth Lindenberger
  • Models of Multidisciplinary Management / May N. Tsao, Elizabeth A. Barnes, Edward Chow
  • Section II. Techniques and Modalities. Palliative Radiation / Yolanda D. Tseng
  • Selecting Modalities / Shayna E. Rich
  • Treatment Planning in Palliative Radiotherapy / Christen R. Elledge, Sara R. Alcorn
  • Alternate Modalities for Palliation / Michael Rozak, Vinita Singh, Robert J. Wilson, Ali John Zarrabi
  • Combining Radiation and Systemic Therapy / Alexander Spektor, Veena Venkatachalam, Kate Martin
  • Considerations Involving Reirradiation / Patricia Mae G. Santos, Divya Yerramilli
  • Section III. Foundations and Principles of Palliative Radiation by Body Site or Special Population. Palliative Radiotherapy in the Head and Neck / Amardeep Grewal, Spencer Chung-Tang Liu
  • Palliative Thoracic Radiation / Kunal K. Sindhu, Kenneth E. Rosenzweig
  • Palliative Radiotherapy in the Breast and Chest Wall / Gary M. Freedman
  • Palliative Radiotherapy for Gastrointestinal Malignancies / Kristopher Dennis, Randa Kamel
  • Palliative Radiotherapy for Gynecologic Malignancies / Anish A. Butala, Lindsey Buckingham, Neil K. Taunk
  • Palliative Radiotherapy in Pediatrics / Jennifer Vogel, Christine Hill-Kayser
  • Radiotherapeutic Palliation of Lymphoma / Christopher M. Wright, Antony Koroulakis, Ima Paydar, Pranshu Mohindra, John Plastaras
  • Radiotherapeutic Palliation of Bone Marrow Diseases--Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma / Antony Koroulakis, Christopher M. Wright, Ima Paydar, John Plastaras, Pranshu Mohindra
  • Palliative Radiotherapy in Bones / Patricia Mae G. Santos, Charles B. Simone II, Divya Yerramilli
  • Palliative Radiotherapy in the Brain / Graeme Williams, Lauren Hertan
  • Palliative Radiotherapy in the Spine / Timothy K. Nguyen, Adam Mutsaers, Arjun Sahgal, Zain Husain
  • Palliative Radiotherapy in Oligometastases / Matthew N. Mills, Anupam Rishi, Daniel E. Oliver , Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu
  • Palliative Radiotherapy in the Older Adult / Anita O'Donovan
  • Section IV. Management of Symptoms and Treatment-Related Toxicities. General Symptom Overview: Importance of Side Effect Management, Cinv, Anorexia, and Cachexia / Hannah Lee Brown, Christopher Allen Jones
  • Management of Pain / Tanya J. Uritsky
  • Management of Fatigue / Beth Popp, Toby Bressler, Stephanie Schmitz, Bernadine Donahue
  • Management of Skin Toxicity / Do Young Kim, Sarah McAvoy, Hiral Fontanilla
  • Central Nervous System: Symptoms and Toxicities / Alexandra Hotca-Cho, Sonam Sharma
  • Management of Symptoms and Treatment-related Toxicities of Head and Neck Cancers / Cory Heal, James Han, Antony Koroulakis, Sun K. Yi, Jared R. Robbins
  • Chest and Thorax: Symptoms and Toxicities / Julie R. Bloom, Robert M. Samstein
  • Abdomen and Pelvis: Symptoms and Toxicities / Deborah C. Marshall, Zahra Ghiassi-Nejad
  • Late Toxicities Management / Kevin A. D'Rummo, Ronald C. Chen, Xinglei Shen
  • Psychosocial and Spiritual Distress / Batya Reckson, Karen Terry, Whitley Butler, Deborah Marin