UNIT I

INTRODUCTION TO RADIATION THERAPY

1

Cancer: An Overview   Stephanie Eatmon

3

2

The Ethics and Legal Considerations of Cancer Management   Bettye G. Wilson

22

3

Principles of Pathology   Patricia J. Giordano

44

4

Overview of Radiobiology   Amy C. Vonkadich

57

5

Detection and Diagnosis   Dennis Leaver

86

6

Medical Imaging   Dennis Leaver and Alan C. Miller

103

7

Treatment Delivery Equipment   Dennis Leaver

133

8

Treatment Procedures   Annette M. Coleman

158

9

Radiation Therapy Education   Shaun T. Caldwell

180

10

Infection Control in Radiation Oncology Facilities   Lana Havron Bass and Stacy L. Anderson

190

11

Patient Assessment   Shirlee E. Maihoff and Gay Dungey

226

12

Pharmacology and Drug Administration   Sandy L. Piehl

247

UNIT II

PHYSICS, SIMULATION, AND TREATMENT PLANNING

13

Applied Mathematics Review   Charles M. Washington and E. Richard Bawiec, Jr.

267

14

Introduction to Radiation Therapy Physics   Narayan Sahoo

277

15

Aspects of Brachytherapy   Charles M. Washington

300

16

Special Procedures   Michael T. Gillin

316

17

Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy   Ronnie G. Lozano

328

18

Radiation Safety and Protection   Joseph S. Blinick and Elizabeth G. Quote

347

19

Quality Improvement in Radiation Oncology   Judith M. Schneider

363

20

Surface and Sectional Anatomy   Charles M. Washington

376

21

Simulator Design   Dennis Leaver, Nora Uricchio and Patton Griggs

416

22

Conventional (Fluoroscopy-Based) Simulation Procedures   Dennis Leaver, Rosann Keller and Nora Uricchio

442

23

Computed Tomography Simulation   Nora Uricchio

467

24

Photon Dosimetry Concepts and Calculations   Julius Armstrong and Charles M. Washington

492

25

Photon Dose Distributions   Karl L. Prado and Charlotte M. Prado

527

26

Electron Beams in Radiation Therapy   Adam F. Kempa

550

27

Electronic Charting and Image Management   Annette M. Coleman and Cara Zeidman

564

UNIT III

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

28

Bone, Cartilage, and Soft Tissue Sarcomas   Lisa Bartenhagen and Jana Koth

581

29

Lymphoreticular System Tumors   Sally Green

610

30

Leukemia   Susan B. Belinsky and Mary Ann McKenney

628

31

Endocrine System Tumors   Robert D. Adams and Tammy Newell

643

32

Respiratory System Tumors   Donna Stinson and Paul E. Wallner

666

33

Head and Neck Cancers   Ronnie G. Lozano

692

34

Central Nervous System Tumors   Robert D. Adams and Dennis Leaver

745

35

Digestive System Tumors   Leila Bussman-Yeakel

764

36

Gynecological Tumors   George M. Uschold and Joy E. Anderson

803

37

Male Reproductive and Genitourinary Tumors   Deborah A. Kuban and Megan L. Trad

823

38

Breast Cancer   George M. Uschold and Hong Zhang

866

39

Pediatric Solid Tumors   Jeffrey Young

895

40

Skin Cancers and Melanoma   Charles M. Washington

912

Glossary

939