Walter's and Miller's Textbook of Radiotherapy - Radiation Physics, Therapy and Oncology

Atoms Nuclei and Radioactivity; Interactions of Ionising Radiation With Matter; Radiation Detection and Measurement; Radiation Protection; Imaging With X-Ray, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound; Imaging With Radionuclides; Therapy With Unsealed Radionuclides; Radiotherapy Devices With Kilovoltage X-Rays and Radioisotopes; Beam Production: Megavoltage Accelerators; Radiation Treatment Planning: Immobilisation, Localisation and Verification Techniques; Radiation Treatment Planning: Beam Models, Principles and Practice; Networking, Data, Image Handling and Computing in Radiotherapy; Quality Control; Quality Management in Radiotherapy; Epidemiology of Cancer and Screening; Biological and Pathological Introduction; Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Effects of Radiotherapy; Principles of Management of Patients With Cancer; Chemotherapy and Hormones; Skin and Lip Cancer; Head and Neck Cancer-General Principles; Sino-Nasal, Oral, Larynx and Pharynx Cancers; Thyroid Cancer; Gastrointestinal Cancer; Tumours of the Thorax; Breast Cancer; Gynaecological Cancer; Cancer of Kidney, Bladder, Prostate, Testis, Urethra and Penis; Lymphoma and Disease of Bone Marrow; Tumours of the Central Nervous System; Eye and Orbit; Sarcomas; Principles of Paediatric Oncology; Care of Patients During Radiotherapy; Medical Complications of Malignant Disease; Proton Beam Therapy

Walter and Miller's Textbook of Radiotherapy is a key textbook for therapeutic radiography students as well as trainee clinical and medical oncologists, clinical physicists and technologists. The book is divided into 2 sections. The first section covers physics and provides a comprehensive review of radiotherapy physics. This section is designed to be non-physicist friendly, to simply and clearly explain the physical principles upon which radiotherapy and its technology are based. The second section is a systematic review by tumour site giving an up to date summary of radiotherapy practice. The title also covers the place of chemotherapy, surgery and non-radiotherapy treatments as well as the principles of cancer patient treatment including supportive care and palliative treatments. It is a comprehensive must-have resource for anyone studying therapeutic radiotherapy.