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Main description:
Radiation Oncology Study Guide is a comprehensive study aid for radiation oncology residents preparing for the American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology Initial Certification board exam. Presenting the fundamental principles of radiation oncology, the book covers the most salient and commonly tested facts on the exam. Organized by specific disease sites, each chapter presents a series of questions and answers that present clinical features, staging, principles of treatment, and evidence-based studies that guide treatment recommendations, with an emphasis on radiotherapy studies. The book offers over 1,000 multiple-choice questions with detailed answers and rationales.
Feature:
Provides a comprehensive study guide for the radiation oncology initial written and maintenance of certification boards
Questions review the scope of clinical practice, spanning from initial presentation to complications of treatment
Detailed answers not only explain the correct answers to the questions, but also discuss the erroneous remaining answers so that readers can learn from their mistaken choices
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Radiation Oncology Study Guide is a comprehensive study aid for radiation oncology residents preparing for the American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology Initial Certification board exam. Presenting the fundamental principles of radiation oncology, the book covers the most salient and commonly tested facts on the exam. Organized by specific disease sites, each chapter presents a series of questions and answers that present clinical features, staging, principles of treatment, and evidence-based studies that guide treatment recommendations, with an emphasis on radiotherapy studies. The book offers over 1,000 multiple-choice questions with detailed answers and rationales.
Contents:
Chapter 1. Central Nervous System Tumors: Adult and Pediatric
Celine Bicquart Ord, Charlotte Dai Kubicky
Chapter 2. Skin Cancer
Celine Bicquart Ord, John M. Holland
Chapter 3. Head and Neck Cancer
Kristina H. Young, Celine Bicquart Ord, John M. Holland
Chapter 4. Lung Cancer
Celine Bicquart Ord, Charles R. Thomas, Jr.
Chapter 5. Tumors of the Mediastinum
Celine Bicquart Ord, Charles R. Thomas, Jr.
Chapter 6. Breast Cancer
Celine Bicquart Ord, Charlotte Dai Kubicky
Chapter 7. Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers
Faisal Siddiqui, Celine Bicquart Ord, Charles R. Thomas, Jr.
Chapter 8. Lower Gastrointestinal Cancers
Sravana Chennupati, Celine Bicquart Ord, Charles R. Thomas, Jr.
Chapter 9. Cancers of the Urinary System
Celine Bicquart Ord, Eric K. Hansen
Chapter 10. Male Genitourinary Cancer
Celine Bicquart Ord, Eric K. Hansen
Chapter 11. Gynecologic Malignancies
Joseph G. Waller, Celine Bicquart Ord, Subhakar Mutyala
Chapter 12. Hematologic Malignancies
Patrick J. Gagnon, Celine Bicquart Ord, Carol Marquez
Chapter 13. Sarcoma
Celine Bicquart Ord, Arthur Y. Hung
Chapter 14. Pediatric Non-Central Nervous System Cancers
Celine Bicquart Ord, Carol Marquez
Chapter 15. Benign and Metastatic Disease
Celine Bicquart Ord, John M. HollandPRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Springer New York)
Publication date: May, 2013
Pages: 685
Weight: 682g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Medical Study and Teaching Aids, Oncology, Radiology
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
From the reviews:
“The Radiation Oncology Study Guide … is a new and valuable addition. It is well written, easy to understand, and organized by specific disease sites. … There are over 1,000 multiple choice questions which are both challenging and informative. The most valuable and novel aspect of the book is the detailed answers and rationales. … The Study Guide is an invaluable resource for board preparation. It also is a wonderful learning tool for those who enjoy learning by the question-and-answer method.” (Bruce D. Minsky, Journal of Radiation Oncology, September, 2013)