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The first practical guide to palliative care in radiation oncology in which the editors have assembled a team of leading radiation oncologists to write this how-to on planning and administering single-fractionated and hypofractionated radiotherapy for end-of-life cancer care.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

The first practical guide to palliative care in radiation oncology in which the editors have assembled a team of leading radiation oncologists to write this how-to on planning and administering single-fractionated and hypofractionated radiotherapy for end-of-life cancer care. The handbook begins with several chapters on the background and efficacy of palliative radiation therapy, along with crucial information on patient selection and assessment of life expectancy. Following these introductory chapters, the bulk of the book contains chapters on site-specific malignancies, containing comprehensive literature reviews, treatment plans, toxicity information, and symptom management. More than 70 colour images enhance the chapter text. As the field of end-of-life care grows in our ageing society, this handbook will be an essential tool for anyone assessing patients and designing treatment plans for palliative radiation therapy. Key Features:* Additional chapters cover emergent treatments, system and software troubleshooting, and various circumstantial barriers to treatment.* Chapters contain decision trees, cases, clinical pearls, and other elements to bring out key points in the text.*Discusses strategies for dealing with patients who have significant symptoms, such as bleeding, dysphagia, airway obstruction, and other painful and debilitating side effects.* Includes reviews of tools for assessing life expectancy including Recursive Partitioning Analysis, Palliative Performance Index, and other predictive models such as Number of Risk Factors score.

Author Biography

Candice A. Johnstone, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Kraemer Cancer Center, St. Joseph's Hospital; and Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

Table of Contents

ContentsContributorsPreface1. IntroductionCandice Johnstone2. Patient Selection and Life Expectancy ToolsSrinivas Raman, Nicholas Chiu, Na Zhang, and Edward Chow3. Bone MetastasesPei Shuen Lim and Peter J. Hoskin4. Malignant Spinal Cord CompressionRandy Li-Hung Wei and Kavita V. Dharmarajan5. Brain MetastasesMohammad Hasan and May N. Tsao6. Head and NeckAlbert Tiong and June Corry7. Lung and Central Airway MalignanciesSarah Baker and Alysa Fairchild8. Abdominal and Pelvic MalignanciesSushmita Ghoshal, Bhavana Rai, and Raviteja Miriyala9. Liver MalignanciesJared R. RobbinsAppendix AAppendix BIndex

Long Description

The first practical guide to palliative care in radiation oncology in which the editors have assembled a team of leading radiation oncologists to write this how-to on planning and administering single-fractionated and hypofractionated radiotherapy for end-of-life cancer care. The handbook begins with several chapters on the background and efficacy of palliative radiation therapy, along with crucial information on patient selection and assessment of life expectancy. Following these introductory chapters, the bulk of the book contains chapters on site-specific malignancies, containing comprehensive literature reviews, treatment plans, toxicity information, and symptom management. More than 70 colour images enhance the chapter text. As the field of end-of-life care grows in our ageing society, this handbook will be an essential tool for anyone assessing patients and designing treatment plans for palliative radiation therapy. Key Features:* Additional chapters cover emergent treatments, system and software troubleshooting, and various circumstantial barriers to treatment.* Chapters contain decision trees, cases, clinical pearls, and other elements to bring out key points in the text.* Discusses strategies for dealing with patients who have significant symptoms, such as bleeding, dysphagia, airway obstruction, and other painful and debilitating side effects.* Includes reviews of tools for assessing life expectancy including Recursive Partitioning Analysis, Palliative Performance Index, and other predictive models such as Number of Risk Factors score.

Details ISBN1620700956 Author Stephen Lutz Publisher Demos Medical Publishing ISBN-10 1620700956 ISBN-13 9781620700952 Format Paperback Imprint Demos Medical Publishing Country of Publication United States Short Title HANDBK OF PALLIATIVE RADIATION Language English Media Book Place of Publication New York, NY Year 2016 NZ Release Date 2016-11-14 UK Release Date 2016-11-30 DEWEY 615.842 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2017-02-27 Pages 216 Publication Date 2016-11-14 Edited by Candice Johnstone US Release Date 2016-11-14 Illustrations 70 Illustrations We've got this

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