Radiation Oncology : Difficult Cases and Practical Management Paperback / softback

Radiation Oncology provides residents, fellows, and clinicians a practical, evidence-based guide to the current management of difficult cases in radiation oncology.

Emphasis is upon the management of those difficult cases that are commonly seen in practice and the community practitioner would normally handle themselves. The book is presented in seven sections corresponding to the major treatment areas of radiation oncology.

Each section includes 3 or 4 clinical challenges in that area along with an illustrative case.

The case discussion includes an expert opinion on optimal management along with further brief comments on management alternatives from a second academic expert's perspective and from a community practitioner's perspective. Radiation Oncology features:Evidence-based approach to difficult management challenges in radiation oncologyExpert authors provide evidence assessment and management summaries through presentation of relevant casesCommunity practitioner reviewers and comments ensure real-world relevance of each discussionManagement alternatives presented allowing discussion of full range of management options for difficult problems