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
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