Practical Radiation Oncology (Hardcover)

Part I: Practical Physics and Instrument.- Interaction of radiation with matter.- Practical aspects of QA in LINAC and Brachytherapy.- Radiation Dosimetry.- Radiation Protection Practical Aspects.-Beam Modifying Devices.- Simulators.- Telecobalt.- Gamma knife.- Linear Accelerator.- Tomotherapy.- Electron therapy.- Proton therapy.- Radiation Facility Development.- Intraoperative Radiotherapy.- Part II: Practical Brachytherapy.-Evolution of Brachytherapy.- Basics of brachytherapy and Common Radio nucleotides.- Brachytherapy for Carcinoma Cervix.- Brachytherapy in  Head and Neck Cancers.- Brachytherapy in Carcinoma Prostate.- Brachytherapy in Breast Cancer.- Brachytherapy in Soft Tissue Sarcoma.- Surface Mould Brachytherapy.- Part III: Practical Planning Aspects and Plan Evaluation.- Plan evaluation in 3D Conformal Radiotherapy.- Plan Evaluation in IMRT & VMAT.- Plan Evaluation for Tomotherapy.- Plan evaluation in LINAC based SRS and SABR.- Part IV: Practical Radiobiology.- Clinical Significance of cell Survival Curves.- 6 R’s of Radiation therapy.- Radiosensitisers and radio protectors.- Altered Fractionation Radiotherapy.- Clinical Significance of therapeutic Index.- Part V: Clinical Cases.- Carcinoma Cervix.- Carcinoma Breast.- Oral Cancer.- Oropharynx cancer.- Laryngeal cancer.- Parotid Tumor.- Extremity Sarcomas.- Orbital Tumors and Retinoblastoma.- Carcinoma Rectum.- Carcinoma Anal Canal.- Skin  Cancers.- Lymphoma.- Carcinoma Lung.- Part VI: Other Relevant Topics.- Critical appraisal of a clinical trial.- Radiation Toxicity mitigation and treatment.- Cancer in India.