Walter and Miller's textbook of radiotherapy : radiation physics, therapy and oncology / edited by Paul Symonds, John A. Mills and Angela Duxbury

Contents Include:

Section 1

1 Atoms, Nuclei and Radioactivity

2 Interactions of Ionising Radiation With Matter

3 Radiation Detection and Measurement

4 Radiation Protection

5 Imaging With X-Ray, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound

6 Imaging With Radionuclides

7 Therapy With Unsealed Radionuclides

8 Radiotherapy Devices With Kilovoltage X-Rays and Radioisotopes

9 Beam Production: Megavoltage Accelerators

10 Radiation Treatment Planning: Immobilisation, Localisation and Verification Techniques

11 Radiation Treatment Planning: Beam Models, Principles and Practice

12 Networking, Data, Image Handling and Computing in Radiotherapy

13 Quality Control

14 Quality Management in Radiotherapy

SECTION 2

15 Epidemiology of Cancer and Screening

16 Biological and Pathological Introduction

17 Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Effects of Radiotherapy

18 Principles of Management of Patients With Cancer

19 Chemotherapy and Hormones

20 Skin and Lip Cancer

21 Head and Neck Cancer-General Principles

22 Sino-Nasal, Oral, Larynx and Pharynx Cancers

23 Thyroid Cancer

24 Gastrointestinal Cancer

25 Tumours of the Thorax

26 Breast Cancer

27 Gynaecological Cancer

28 Cancer of Kidney, Bladder, Prostate, Testis, Urethra and Penis

29 Lymphoma and Disease of Bone Marrow

30 Tumours of the Central Nervous System

31 Eye and Orbit

32 Sarcomas

33 Principles of Paediatric Oncology

34 Care of Patients During Radiotherapy

35 Medical Complications of Malignant Disease

36 Proton Beam Therapy

Includes index.