Pocket Guide to Radiation Oncology
Pocket Guide to Radiation Oncology
EDITORS
DANIEL D. CHAMBERLAIN, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of Texas MD Anderson
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gilbert, Arizona
JAMES B. YU, MD, MHS
Associate Professor
Department of Therapeutic Radiology
Yale University School of Medicine
Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center at Yale
New Haven, Connecticut
ROY H. DECKER, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Residency Training Program Director
Department of Therapeutic Radiology
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
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Title: Pocket guide to radiation oncology / [edited by] Daniel Chamberlain,
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CONTENTS
Sabin B. Motwani
Ahmet Tuncerolu and Sabin B. Motwani
Sabin B. Motwani
Ahmet Tuncerolu and Sabin B. Motwani
Trevor Bledsoe and Sameer Nath
Trevor Bledsoe and Sameer Nath
Arti Parekh and Ana Kiess
Sarah Nicholas and Ana Kiess
Zach Guss and Ana Kiess
Colette Shen and Ana Kiess
Adam Ferro and Ana Kiess
Linda Chen and Ana Kiess
Ana Kiess
Omar Mian and Ana Kiess
Daniel D. Chamberlain
Brandon R. Mancini and Roy H. Decker
Brandon R. Mancini and Roy H. Decker
Brandon R. Mancini and Roy H. Decker
Sanjay Aneja, Adam Kole, and Meena Moran
Adam Kole, Sanjay Aneja, and Meena Moran
Charles Rutter and Kimberly Lauren Johung
Charles Rutter and Kimberly Lauren Johung
Charles Rutter and Kimberly Lauren Johung
Charles Rutter and Kimberly Lauren Johung
Charles Rutter and Kimberly Lauren Johung
Charles Rutter and Kimberly Lauren Johung
Jacqueline Kelly, Melissa Young, and Shari Damast
Brandon R. Mancini, Melissa Young, and Shari Damast
Skyler Johnson, Shari Damast, and Melissa Young
Debra Nana Yeboa, Shari Damast, and Melissa Young
Trevor Bledsoe, Shari Damast, and Melissa Young
Gary Walker and Deborah A. Kuban
Rachit Kumar and Deborah A. Kuban
Rachit Kumar and Deborah A. Kuban
Gary Walker and Deborah A. Kuban
Neil Taunk and Rahul R. Parikh
Neil Taunk and Rahul R. Parikh
Jerry T. Liu and Rahul R. Parikh
Neil Taunk and Rahul R. Parikh
Andrew Bishop and B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo
Anna Likhacheva
Anna Likhacheva
Anna Likhacheva
James Y. Rao, Sahaja Acharya, and Stephanie M. Perkins
James Y. Rao, Sahaja Acharya, and Stephanie M. Perkins
James Y. Rao, Sahaja Acharya, and Stephanie M. Perkins
James Y. Rao, Sahaja Acharya, and Stephanie M. Perkins
James Y. Rao, Sahaja Acharya, and Stephanie M. Perkins
James Y. Rao, Sahaja Acharya, and Stephanie M. Perkins
James Y. Rao, Sahaja Acharya, and Stephanie M. Perkins
James B. Yu
Aida Amado
Tomasz Bista
Contents
Guide
CONTRIBUTORS
Sahaja Acharya, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri
Aida Amado, ACNP-BC
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gilbert, Arizona
Sanjay Aneja, MD
Department of Therapeutic Radiology
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Andrew Bishop, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Tomasz Bista, MS
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gilbert, Arizona
Trevor Bledsoe, MD
Department of Therapeutic Radiology
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Daniel D. Chamberlain, MD
University of Texas MD Anderson
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gilbert, Arizona
Linda Chen, MD
Department of Radiation Oncology
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Shari Damast, MD
Department of Therapeutic Radiology
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Roy H. Decker, MD, PhD
Department of Therapeutic Radiology
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Adam Ferro, MD, MS