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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798410703321

Titolo

Pediatric radiation oncology / / editors, Louis S. Constine, MD, FASTRO, The Philip Rubin Professor of Radiation Oncology and Pediatrics, Vice Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology,  Director, The Judy DiMarzo Cancer Survivorship Program, James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, Nancy J. Tarbell, MD, FASTRO, CC Wang Professor of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Dean for Academic and Clinical Affairs, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, Edward C. Halperin, MD, MA, Chancellor/Chief Executive Officer, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Pediatrics, and History, New York Medical College, Provost for Biomedical Affairs, Touro College and University, Valhalla, New York

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, PA : , : Wolters Kluwer, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-4963-6568-2

9781496342867

Edizione

[Sixth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (142 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

618.92/9920642

Soggetti

Neoplasms - radiotherapy

Child

Tumors in children - Radiotherapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The cancer problem in children -- Leukemias in children -- Supratentorial brain tumors -- Tumors of the posterior fossa and the spinal canal -- Retinoblastoma -- Neuroblastoma -- Hodgkin lymphoma -- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma -- Ewing sarcoma -- Osteosarcoma, chordoma, and chondrosarcoma -- Rhabdomyosarcoma -- Soft tissue sarcomas other than rhabdomyosarcoma; desmoid tumor -- Wilms tumor -- Liver tumors in children -- Germ and stromal cell tumors of the gonads and extragonadal germ cell tumors -- Endocrine, aerodigestive tract, and breast tumors -- Langerhans cell histiocytosis



-- Vascular neoplasms and skin cancer -- Late effects of cancer treatment -- Second primary cancers -- Anesthesia for external beam radiotherapy -- Psychosocial aspects of radiotherapy for the child and family with cancer.