Essentials of Clinical Radiation Oncology
Jenna Kocsis, MD
Sarah M. C. Sittenfeld, MD
Matthew C. Ward, MD
Rahul D. Tendulkar, MD
Gregory M. M. Videtic, MD, CM, FRCPC
Fully updated and expanded, Essentials of Clinical Radiation Oncology, 3rd Edition remains the most comprehensive and accessible clinical review for radiation oncologists, designed for optimal information retention and quick reference. Each chapter guides readers from clinical presentation to evidence-based decision-making, ensuring clarity and usability for both trainees and experienced practitioners. Chapters begin with "quick hit" summaries of each disease site, followed by high-yield coverage of epidemiology, risk factors, anatomy, pathology, genetics, screening, clinical presentation, workup, prognostic factors, staging, and medical management. Treatment paradigms outline the latest multidisciplinary standards of care including need-to-know radiation indications, prescription guidelines, and toxicities. To reinforce learning, each chapter concludes with an evidence-based question-and-answer section, summarizing key studies and practice-changing data that inform clinical decisions. Throughout the book, comprehensive tables consolidate critical information on staging, treatment options, patient selection, and clinical management for streamlined reference.
Authored by expert clinicians and residents, this trusted clinical resource replicates the structure of a "house manual" making it an essential guide for radiation oncology residents, practicing radiation oncologists, and the broader radiation therapy team. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.
Key Features:
- Logical organization – structured chapters present high-yield information for focused review
- Evidence-based information – presents clinical studies and data using an engaging, question and answer approach
- Essential Updates – reflects the latest research and clinical advancements in radiation oncology
- Quick Reference – includes comprehensive tables summarizing staging, treatment options, patient selection criteria, workup protocols, and prognostic factors by disease site
- Expanded Coverage – provides new clinical guidance about stereotactic radiosurgery for spinal tumors and head and neck cancers, altered fractionation, immunotherapy, radiotherapy for recurrent genitourinary cancers, pretransplant radiotherapy for leukemias, stereotactic radiotherapy for pediatric cases, treatment of oligometastatic disease, radiotherapy for benign conditions, and more.
Contributors
Preface
About the Format of This Book
I. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
1. Glioblastoma, IDH-Wildtype
2. IDH-Mutant Gliomas: Grade 3
3. Low Grade Gliomas
4. Meningioma
5. Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
6. Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumor
7. Trigeminal Neuralgia
8. Vestibular Schwannoma
9. Uveal Melanoma
10. Spine Tumors
II. HEAD AND NECK
11. Oropharynx Cancer
12. Oral Cavity Cancer
13. Nasopharyngeal Cancer
14. Laryngeal Cancer
15. Salivary Gland Tumors
16. Carcinoma of Unknown Primary of the Head and Neck
17. Postoperative Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer
18. Thyroid Cancer
19. Sinonasal Tumors
III. SKIN
20. Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Basal Cell Carcinoma
21. Merkel Cell Carcinoma
22. Malignant Cutaneous Melanoma
23. Mycosis Fungoides
IV. BREAST
24. Early-Stage Breast Cancer
25. Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
26. Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
27. Recurrent Breast Cancer
V. THORACIC
28. Early-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
29. Stage III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
30. Small-Cell Lung Cancer
31. Mesothelioma
32. Thymoma
VI. GASTROINTENTINAL
33. Esophageal Cancer
34. Gastric Cancer
35. Hepatocellular Carcinoma
36. Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
37. Rectal Cancer
38. Anal Cancer
39. Cholangiocarcinoma
VII. GENITOURINARY
40. Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
41. Intermediate- and High-Risk Prostate Cancer
42. Post-Prostatectomy Radiation Therapy
43. Bladder Cancer
44. Testicular Cancer
45. Penile Cancer
46. Urethral Cancer
47. Renal Cell Carcinoma
VIII. GYNECOLOGIC
48. Cervical Cancer
49. Uterine Cancer: Endometrial Cancer and Uterine Sarcoma
50. Vulvar Cancer
51. Vaginal Cancer
IX. HEMATOLOGIC
52. Adult Hodgkin's Lymphoma
53. Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
54. Indolent Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
55. Multiple Myeloma and Plasmacytoma
56. Leukemia
X. SARCOMAS
57. Soft Tissue Sarcoma
XI. PEDIATRIC
58. Medulloblastoma
59. Ependymoma
60. Brainstem Glioma
61. Craniopharyngioma
62. Rhabdomyosarcoma
63. Neuroblastoma
64. Wilms Tumor
65. Ewing Sarcoma
66. Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma
67. Miscellaneous CNS Pediatric Tumors
XII. METASTASES AND PALLIATIVE RADIATION THERAPY
68. Brain Metastases
69. Bone and Spine Metastasis
70. Malignant Spinal Cord Compression
71. Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
72. Palliative Radiation Therapy
73. Oligometastatic Disease
XIII. BENIGN DISEASES
74. Radiation Therapy for Benign Diseases
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Index
- Release Date: September 16, 2025
- Paperback / softback
- 792 Pages
- Trim Size: 7in x 10in
- Number of Illustrations: 2
- ISBN: 9780826154569
- eBook ISBN: 9780826191991



















