Radiation Oncology Books
Manual for Radiation Oncology Nursing Practice and Education (Fourth Edition) This fourth edition features expanded coverage on issues in radiation oncology nursing.
Edited by Written by an international team of experts in the field of human carcinogenesis, this book discusses recent advances in cancer research, which include the following topics: basic molecular and cellular mechanisms behind cancer growth, new approaches in cancer therapy, and cancer diagnostic. Major topics covered includes: Mechanisms of Oncogene Activation, Cell Cycle Regulation via the p53, PTEN, and BRCA1 Tumor Suppressors, Epigenetic Mechanisms in Head and Neck Cancer, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Modern Technologies for Timely Detection and Differential Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer. Handbook of Radiation Oncology covers general oncologic principles, workup, staging, and multidisciplinary aspects of treatment, basic principles of physics and radiobiology, and specific technologies including brachytherapy, radiosurgery, and unsealed sources. Specific Topics Covered Include: Physics of Radiation Oncology Classic and Molecular Biolgical Basis of Radiation Oncology Clinical Principals of Radiation Oncology and Multidisciplinary Care Radiation Oncology Treatment of All Major Cancers including Head and Neck, Central Nervous System, Lung, Pediatrics, Breast, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Gynecological, Lymphomas, and others. Stereotactic Radiosurgery Brachytherapy Palliative Care and Oncologic Emergencies PDA/Mobile.
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'Radiation Oncology: MCQs for Exams' (ROME) will cover the essential aspects of radiation physics, radiobiology, and clinical radiation oncology designed to meet the needs of a large scale of examinees. Topics of this new book will be in the order of our previous 'Basic Radiation Oncology' (Springer, 2010) with additional two new chapters (Pediatric tumors and Rare tumors-Benign Diseases) making a total of 15 chapters and instead of old style question and answer format,current MCQ examination pattern helpful for both oral exams and written exams is used in this comprehensive bedside recall book complementing the 'Basic Radiation Oncology'1st Edition. Murat Beyzadeoglu graduated from Cerrahpasa Medical School at the University of Istanbul in 1982 before going on to specialize in radiation oncology. He worked at the Department of Clinical Oncology at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London, and then became an Assistant Professor at Gulhane Military Medical School in Ankara. After working as the Turkish National Military Representative at SHAPE Medical Center, Mons, Belgium, and the Jules Bordet Cancer Institute in Brussels, he became first Assistant Professor, then Associate Professor, and finally Professor and Chairman at the Department of Radiation Oncology at Gulhane Military Medical School. From 2008 to 2010 he also served as President of the Balkan Military Medical Committee. Professor Beyzadeoglu is the editor of a previous Springer book, Basic Radiation Oncology, and has authored numerous articles in peerreviewed journals and book chapters.
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Gokhan Ozyigit graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (English Group) in 1996 and then obtained ECFMG Certifi cation in the USA. In 2001 he completed his Residency at the Department of Radiation Oncology at Hacettepe University. He later became a Research Fellow at the Departments of Radiation Oncology at Washington University and The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. In 2004 he was appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Radiation Oncology at Hacettepe University and in 2006 became an Associate Professor there. Ozyigit is an editorial board member of several international journals.
He is also a reviewer or advisor for a number of other international journals, co-editor of three previous books, and has authored numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. Ugur Selek graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (English Group) in 1997 and went on to obtain ECFMG Certifi cation in the USA.
In 2001 he completed his Residency at the Department of Radiation Oncology at Hacettepe University and then became a Clinical Fellow at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. In 2003 he returned to the Department of Radiation Oncology at Hacettepe University and subsequently became fi rst an Assistant Professor and then an Associate Professor. Since 2009 he has been working at the M.D. Anderson Radiation Oncology Center at the American Hospital-Istanbul and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Selek is the author of numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals as well as several book chapters.