- List of contributors
- List of abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Basic physics
- Chapter 3 Treatment delivery, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, and image-guided radiotherapy
- Chapter 4 Proton therapy
- Chapter 5 Breast radiotherapy
- Chapter 6 Radiotherapy for thoracic tumours
- Chapter 7 Upper gastrointestinal tract
- Chapter 8 Rectal cancer
- Chapter 9 Squamous cell carcinoma of the anus
- Chapter 10 Prostate cancer
- Chapter 11 Bladder cancer
- Chapter 12 Testis
- Chapter 13 Penis
- Chapter 14 Uterus: Endometrium and Cervix
- Chapter 15 Vulva and vagina
- Chapter 16 Lymphomas
- Chapter 17 Central nervous system tumours
- Chapter 18 Head and neck cancer
- Chapter 19 Skin cancer
- Chapter 20 Sarcomas of soft tissue and bone
- Chapter 21 Principles of paediatric radiation oncology
- Chapter 22 Radiotherapy planning for metastatic disease
- Chapter 23 Quality assurance in radiotherapy
- Index
(p. 468) Principles of paediatric radiation oncology
- Chapter:
- (p. 468) Principles of paediatric radiation oncology
- Author(s):
Henry C Mandeville
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780198786757.003.0021
Chapter 21 discusses principles of paediatric radiation oncology including discussion on proton therapy for paediatric tumours, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, radiotherapy quality assurance, toxicity of radiotherapy for children, chemotherapy and radiotherapy interactions, leukaemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, neuroblastoma, Wilms’ tumour, rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing’s sarcoma, osteosarcoma, central nervous system tumours, and high-grade glioma.
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- List of contributors
- List of abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Basic physics
- Chapter 3 Treatment delivery, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, and image-guided radiotherapy
- Chapter 4 Proton therapy
- Chapter 5 Breast radiotherapy
- Chapter 6 Radiotherapy for thoracic tumours
- Chapter 7 Upper gastrointestinal tract
- Chapter 8 Rectal cancer
- Chapter 9 Squamous cell carcinoma of the anus
- Chapter 10 Prostate cancer
- Chapter 11 Bladder cancer
- Chapter 12 Testis
- Chapter 13 Penis
- Chapter 14 Uterus: Endometrium and Cervix
- Chapter 15 Vulva and vagina
- Chapter 16 Lymphomas
- Chapter 17 Central nervous system tumours
- Chapter 18 Head and neck cancer
- Chapter 19 Skin cancer
- Chapter 20 Sarcomas of soft tissue and bone
- Chapter 21 Principles of paediatric radiation oncology
- Chapter 22 Radiotherapy planning for metastatic disease
- Chapter 23 Quality assurance in radiotherapy
- Index