Offering practical, comprehensive coverage of the many nuanced technical and clinical aspects of this growing field, Palliative Radiation Oncology provides up-to-date clinical guidance in a thorough yet concise manner. In an easy-access format, it integrates basic science, pathologies, and research with clinical applications, covering different ways to approach problems, tumor assessment, precise target definition, and dosing-specific guidelines to minimize side effects/toxicities while balancing with desired outcomes.
SECTION I Foundations and Principles of Palliative Care in Oncology 1 Definition of Palliative Care 2 Introduction to Prognostication 3 Basic Communication Frameworks 4 Troubleshooting Difficult Conversation 5 Models of Multidisciplinary Management SECTION II Techniques and Modalities 6 Palliative Radiation 7 Selecting Modalities 8 Treatment Planning in Palliative Radiotherapy 9 Alternate Modalities for Palliation 10 Combining Radiation and Systemic Therapy 11 Considerations Involving Reirradiation SECTION III Foundations and Principles of Palliative Radiation by Body Site or Special Population 12 Palliative Radiotherapy in the Head and Neck 13 Palliative Thoracic Radiation 14 Palliative Radiotherapy in the Breast and Chest Wall 15 Palliative Radiotherapy for Gastrointestinal Malignancies 16 Palliative Radiotherapy for Gynecologic Malignancies 17 Palliative Radiotherapy in Pediatrics 18 Radiotherapeutic Palliation of Lymphoma 19 Radiotherapeutic Palliation of Bone Marrow Diseases-Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma 20 Palliative Radiotherapy in Bones 21 Palliative Radiotherapy in the Brain 22 Palliative Radiotherapy in the Spine 23 Palliative Radiotherapy in Oligometastases 24 Palliative Radiotherapy in the Older Adult SECTION IV Management of Symptoms and Treatment- Related Toxicities 25 General Symptom Overview: Importance of Side Effect Management, CINV, Anorexia, and Cachexia 26 Management of Pain 27 Management of Fatigue 28 Management of Skin Toxicity 29 Central Nervous System: Symptoms and Toxicities 30 Management of Symptoms and Treatment-Related Toxicities of Head and Neck Cancers 31 Chest and Thorax: Symptoms and Toxicities 32 Abdomen and Pelvis: Symptoms and Toxicities 33 Late Toxicities Management 34 Psychosocial and Spiritual Distress Index
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