Acute Side Effects of Radiation Therapy : A Guide to Management
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Ainaz Sourati, Ahmad Ameri, Mona Malekzadeh.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2017.
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This book provides clear guidance on how to manage a wide range of side effects frequently encountered when treating patients with radiation therapy. For each potential side effect, incidence, mechanism, symptoms, and grading are carefully described. All aspects of management are addressed, drawing on the latest available evidence and highlighting key details of importance in clinical routine. The introduction of new radiation therapy techniques such as 3D conformal radiation therapy, intensity…
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- Author
- Sourati, Ainaz
- Other Authors
- Ameri, Ahmad
- Malekzadeh, Mona
- Responsibility
- Ainaz Sourati, Ahmad Ameri, Mona Malekzadeh
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 217 pages) : 13 illus., 11 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319559506
- 9783319559490 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Physics
- Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
- Radiotherapy - adverse effects
- Abstract
- This book provides clear guidance on how to manage a wide range of side effects frequently encountered when treating patients with radiation therapy. For each potential side effect, incidence, mechanism, symptoms, and grading are carefully described. All aspects of management are addressed, drawing on the latest available evidence and highlighting key details of importance in clinical routine. The introduction of new radiation therapy techniques such as 3D conformal radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, and image-guided radiation therapy has reduced normal tissue doses and, accordingly, treatment complications. Nevertheless, a significant percentage of patients still experience acute side effects, in part because the threshold doses for these toxicities are typically lower than those for late effects. Acute toxicities may lead to interruption of treatment and be associated with an increase in late damage. A swift and effective response is therefore essential. This book will enable the reader to provide effective care for each side effect, thereby improving patient compliance with treatment and treatment outcomes.
- Contents
- 1. Radiation Dermatitis -- 2. Hair Loss -- 3. Radiation Brain Injury -- 4. Radiation Orbital Toxicity -- 5. Ear Toxicity -- 6. Oral Mucositis -- 7. Xerostomia -- 8. Loss of Taste -- 10. Radiation Pneumonitis -- 11. Pericarditis -- 12. Esophagitis -- 13. Radiation Gastritis -- 14. Radiation-Induced Liver Disease -- 15. Enteritis -- 16. Radiation Cystitis -- 17. Radiation Proctitis -- 18. Fatigue -- 19. Hematological Side Effects -- 20. Radiation-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (RINV).
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- e-Book
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- Online
Managing patient dose in digital radiology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44704
editor, J. Valentin.
--Oxford, England:
Elsevier
, 2004.
- Call Number
- WN 160 I15i 2004
- Location
- Dickson Building
Digital techniques have the potential to improve the practice of radiology but they also risk the overuse of radiation. The main advantages of digital imaging, i.e. wide dynamic range, post processing, multiple viewing options, and electronic transfer and archiving possibilities, are clear but overexposures can occur without an adverse impact on image quality. In conventional radiography, excessive exposure produces a 'black' film. In digital systems, good images are obtained for a large range …
- Call Number
- WN 160 I15i 2004
- Corporate Author
- International Commission on Radiological Protection
- Other Authors
- Valentin, J
- Responsibility
- editor, J. Valentin
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, England
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- 2004
- Physical Description
- 73 p.
- Series Vol.
- 93
- Series Title
- ICRP publication
- ISBN
- 0080444695
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Body Burden
- Radiation Dosage
- Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
- Radiation Protection
- Radiometry
- Safety Management
- Specialty
- Radiotherapy
- Notes
- Published as: Annals of the ICRP v. 34, n. 1, 2004.
- Abstract
- Digital techniques have the potential to improve the practice of radiology but they also risk the overuse of radiation. The main advantages of digital imaging, i.e. wide dynamic range, post processing, multiple viewing options, and electronic transfer and archiving possibilities, are clear but overexposures can occur without an adverse impact on image quality. In conventional radiography, excessive exposure produces a 'black' film. In digital systems, good images are obtained for a large range of doses. It is very easy to obtain (and delete) images with digital fluoroscopy systems, and there may be a tendency to obtain more images than necessary. In digital radiology, higher patient dose usually means improved image quality, so a tendency to use higher patient doses than necessary could occur. Different medical imaging tasks require different levels of image quality, and doses that have no additional benefit for the clinical purpose should be avoided. Image quality can be compromised by inappropriate levels of data compression and/or postprocessing techniques. All these new challenges should be part of the optimisation process and should be included in clinical and technical protocols. Local diagnostic reference levels should be re-evaluated for digital imaging, and patient dose parameters should be displayed at the operator console. Frequent patient dose audits should occur when digital techniques are introduced. Training in the management of image quality and patient dose in digital radiology is necessary. Digital radiology will involve new regulations and invoke new challenges for practitioners. As digital images are easier to obtain and transmit, the justification criteria should be reinforced. Commissioning of digital systems should involve clinical specialists, medical physicists, and radiographers to ensure that imaging capability and radiation dose management are integrated. Quality control requires new procedures and protocols (visualisation, transmission, and archiving of the images).
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- Book
- Publication Type
- Practice Guideline
- Location
- Dickson Building
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- 3 weeks
Prevention of high-dose-rate brachytherapy accidents
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat22913
editor, J. Valentin.
--Oxford, England:
Elsevier
, 2005.
- Call Number
- WN 250.5 .B7 P944 2005
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- WN 250.5 .B7 P944 2005
- Corporate Author
- International Commission on Radiological Protection
- Other Authors
- Valentin, J
- Responsibility
- editor, J. Valentin
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, England
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- 2005
- Physical Description
- 51 p.
- Series Vol.
- 97
- Series Title
- ICRP publication
- ISBN
- 0080446582
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Brachytherapy - adverse effects
- Medical Errors - prevention & control
- Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
- Radiation Protection
- Safety Management
- Notes
- Published as: Annals of the ICRP v. 35, n. 2, 2005.
- Contents
- High-dose-rate brachytherapy is a rapidly growing technique (HDR) that has been replacing low-dose-rate (LDR) procedures over the last few years in both industrialised and developing countries. It is estimated that about 500,000 procedures (administration of treatment) are performed by HDR units annually. LDR equipment has been discontinued by many manufacturers over the last few years, leaving HDR brachytherapy as the major alternative. HDR brachytherapy techniques deliver a very high dose, of the order of 1.6-5.0 Gy/min, so mistakes can lead to under- or overdosage with the potential for clinical adverse effects. More than 500 HDR accidents (including one death) have been reported along the entire chain of procedures from source packing to delivery of dose. Human error has been the prime cause of radiation events. In the present report, the International Commission on Radiological Protection concludes that many accidents could have been prevented if staff had had functional monitoring equipment and paid attention to the results. Since iridium has relatively short half-life, the HDR sources need to be replaced approximately every 4 months. Over 10,000 HDR sources are transported annually, with the resultant potential for accidents; therefore, appropriate procedures and regulations must be observed. A number of specific recommendations on procedures and equipment are given in this report. The need for an emergency plan and for practising emergency procedures is stressed. The possibility of loss or theft of sources must be kept in mind. A collaborating team of specifically trained personnel following quality assurance (QA) procedures is necessary to prevent accidents. Maintenance is indispensable component of QA; external audits of procedures re-enforce good and safe practice, and identify potential causes of accidents. QA should include peer review of cases. Accidents and incidents should be reported and the lessons learned should be shared with other users to prevent similar mistakes.
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- Book
- Publication Type
- Practice Guideline
- Location
- Dickson Building
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- 3 weeks
Radiation disaster medicine : perspective from the Fukushima nuclear accident
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33825
Koichi Tanigawa, Rethy Kieth Chhem, editors.
--Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2014.
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- Online
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- Other Authors
- Tanikawa, Koichi
- Chhem, Rethy Kieth
- Responsibility
- Koichi Tanigawa, Rethy Kieth Chhem, editors
- Place of Publication
- Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 126 pages)
- ISBN
- 9783319022161 (electronic bk.)
- 9783319022154
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Disaster Medicine
- Fukushima Nuclear Accident
- Japan
- Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
- Radioactive Pollutants - adverse effects
- Relief Work
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Radiation injuries
- Emergency medicine
- Contents
- 1. Physicians’ Early Response to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: Challenges and Lessons Learned -- 2. General Considerations in Radiation Disaster Medicine -- 3. Medical Perspective -- 4. Disaster Behavioral Health: Psychological Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 5. Management Perspective: Structure of Radiation Emergency Response in Japan -- 6. Management Perspective: Structure of Radiation Emergency Response in International Organizations -- 7. Radiation Disaster Medicine Curriculum Revisited in a Post- Fukushima Context.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Radiation protection in medical radiography
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat22911
Statkiewicz Sherer, Mary Alice.
(5th ed.)
--St. Louis, MO:
Mosby Elsevier
, 2006.
- Call Number
- WN 650 S797r 2006
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- WN 650 S797r 2006
- Other Authors
- Visconti, Paula J
- Ritenour, E. Russell
- Edition
- 5th ed.
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis, MO
- Publisher
- Mosby Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 358 p.
- ISBN
- 0323036007
- 9780323036009
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Radiation Protection
- Radiography - adverse effects
- Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Radiation protection in nuclear medicine
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32507
Sören Mattsson, Christoph Hoeschen, editors.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2013.
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This book explains clearly and in detail all aspects of radiation protection in nuclear medicine. After an introductory chapter on the general role of radiation protection, measurement quantities and units are discussed, and detectors and dosimeters, described. Radiation biology and radiation dosimetry are then addressed, with the inclusion of a chapter specifically devoted to biology and dosimetry for the lens of the eye. Discussion of radiation doses to patients and to embryos, fetuses, and c…
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- Mattsson, Sören
- Hoeschen, Christoph
- Responsibility
- Sören Mattsson, Christoph Hoeschen, editors
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 159 p. : 39 ill., 32 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783642311673
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Radiation Dosage
- Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
- Radiation Protection - methods
- Radionuclide Imaging - adverse effects
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Nuclear medicine
- Abstract
- This book explains clearly and in detail all aspects of radiation protection in nuclear medicine. After an introductory chapter on the general role of radiation protection, measurement quantities and units are discussed, and detectors and dosimeters, described. Radiation biology and radiation dosimetry are then addressed, with the inclusion of a chapter specifically devoted to biology and dosimetry for the lens of the eye. Discussion of radiation doses to patients and to embryos, fetuses, and children forms a central part of the book. Phantom models, biokinetic models, calculations, and software solutions are all considered, and a further chapter focuses on quality assurance and reference levels. Occupational exposure also receives detailed attention. Exposure resulting from the production, labeling, and injection of radiopharmaceuticals and from contact with patients is discussed and shielding calculations are explained. The book closes by considering exposure of the public and summarizing the "rules of thumb" for radiation protection in nuclear medicine. This is an ideal textbook for students and a ready source of useful information for nuclear medicine specialists and medical physics experts.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Part I. Measurements -- Part II. Radiation Biology -- Part III. Radiation Dose Estimations -- Part IV. Quality Assurance and Quality Control -- Part V. Occupational Exposure -- Part VI. Exposure of the Public -- Part VII. Rules of Thumb for Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine -- Index.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Skin Care in Radiation Oncology : A Practical Guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40197
Barbara Fowble, Sue S. Yom, Florence Yuen, Sarah Arron, editors.
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Springer
, c2016.
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This book serves as a practical guide for the prevention and treatment of radiation dermatitis. Skin toxicity caused by radiation treatment is common among cancer patients and minimizing the frequency and severity of these reactions improves quality of life and prevents interruptions that can compromise local-regional control. Each chapter is devoted to a specific disease site, such as the head and neck, breast, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, gynecologic, and central nervous system. Pediatric…
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- Fowble, Barbara
- Yom, Sue S
- Yuen, Florence
- Arron, Sarah
- Responsibility
- Barbara Fowble, Sue S. Yom, Florence Yuen, Sarah Arron, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 238 p. : 277 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319314600
- 9783319314587 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
- Radiotherapy - adverse effects
- Skin Care - methods
- Skin - radiation effects
- Abstract
- This book serves as a practical guide for the prevention and treatment of radiation dermatitis. Skin toxicity caused by radiation treatment is common among cancer patients and minimizing the frequency and severity of these reactions improves quality of life and prevents interruptions that can compromise local-regional control. Each chapter is devoted to a specific disease site, such as the head and neck, breast, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, gynecologic, and central nervous system. Pediatric malignancies and wound care for locally advanced cancers are also discussed. For each topic, the range and frequency of the observed skin reactions, factors influencing these reactions, the typical course of each reaction and its resolution, and the interventions used are presented. This book provides evidence where it exists for the specific interventions and an extensive illustration program depicts the various reactions and their response to treatment protocols. Skin Care in Radiation Oncology: A Practical Guide presents a framework for patient care in an era of advancing technology and systemic and targeted therapies and is a valuable resource for radiation oncologists, dermatologists, and residents. .
- Contents
- Scope of the Problem -- Anatomy of the Skin and Pathophysiology of Radiation Dermatitis -- Types of Radiation-Related Skin Reactions -- Skin Care Products Used During Radiation Therapy -- Head and Neck Cancer -- Thoracic Cancers -- Breast Cancer -- Gastrointestinal Cancer -- Genitourinary Cancer -- Gynecologic Cancer -- Central Nervous System -- Pediatrics -- Sarcoma -- Skin Cancer -- Locally Advanced Cancers -- Appendix: Skin Care Products Commonly Used in Radiation Oncology.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
