Description
Serves as a practical tool and rapid reference guide to assist radiation oncology practitioners in direct patient care with common palliative care issues
About the Author
Monica Krishnan is an attending physician at the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Centers at South Shore and Milford. She has developed a palliative radiation clinic at these community cancer centers, working in tandem with the Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology (SPRO) program at the main campus in Boston. She has a strong interest in palliative radiation and has done extensive research assessing prognostication and its role in treatment decision making. Margarita Racsa is a radiation oncologist who recently completed a Palliative Medicine Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York. She presently is a Fellow with the Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology (SPRO) Service at the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center in Boston. She has a strong interest in Palliative Care Education including working on an initiative to develop a core curriculum in Palliative Care for radiation oncology residency programs. Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu is a radiation oncologist at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Prior to Sinai, he was the service chief of Central Nervous System Radiation Oncology with a focus in management of brain metastasis at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL. He is board certified in Radiation Oncology and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Yu has gained interest in palliative radiation oncology from clinical practice and is playing an active role to initiate a comprehensive palliative radiation oncology program.
Reviews
"This book is evidence based and highly reliable, and its recommendations leave room for, and give credence to, clinical judgment, which is always a critical component in palliative oncology...There are very few resources available like this, and this is the first handbook of its kind. I am sure that it will be a highly useful resource for those seeking a quick but comprehensive overview of palliative radiation. Score: 89 - 3 Stars" --Doody's
Book Information
ISBN 9780128035238
Author Monica S Krishnan
Format Paperback
Page Count 326
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 520g