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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438003803321

Titolo

Radiation Oncology Study Guide [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Celine Bicquart Ord, Eric K. Hansen, Charles R. Thomas, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

1-4614-6400-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (439 p.)

Disciplina

610

615842

616.0757

616.9940642

Soggetti

Radiology

Oncology  

Radiotherapy

Imaging / Radiology

Diagnostic Radiology

Oncology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Central Nervous System Tumors: Adult and Pediatric -- Skin Cancer -- Head and Neck Cancer -- Lung Cancer -- Tumors of the Mediastinum -- Breast Cancer -- Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers -- Lower Gastrointestinal Cancers -- Cancers of the Urinary System -- Male Genitourinary Cancer -- Gynecologic Malignancies -- Hematologic Malignancies -- Sarcoma -- Pediatric Non-Central Nervous System Cancers -- Benign and Metastatic Disease.

Sommario/riassunto

Radiation Oncology Study Guide is a comprehensive study aid for radiation oncology residents preparing for the American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology Initial Certification board exam. Presenting the fundamental principles of radiation oncology, the book covers the most salient and commonly tested facts on the exam.  Organized by specific disease sites, each chapter presents a series of questions and answers that present clinical features,



staging, principles of treatment, and evidence-based studies that guide treatment recommendations, with an emphasis on radiotherapy studies.  The book offers over 1,000 multiple-choice questions with detailed answers and rationales.