Description

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This book provides a state-of-the-art review of the role of radiation therapy in various pelvic malignancies as well as the consequences of the radiation in the pelvic tissues. With sections covering the role of radiation therapy in the various pelvic malignancies, the pathophysiology of radiation related injury and the risk factors that increase the possibility of such an injury, and the latest in medical, endoscopic and surgical therapies for these radiation related complications the text offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of radiation therapy in the human pelvis, its role and the adverse effects on the pelvic organs. Written by experts in the field with readers in mind, Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Malignancy and its Consequences is the first of its kind standalone reference on the subject. Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Malignancy and its Consequences is of great value to urologists, medical radiation and gynecological oncologists, and gastroenterologists.

About the Author

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Eli D. Ehrenpreis, MDDirector, Center for the Study of Complex DiseaseStaff GastroenterologistNorthShore University Health SystemAssociate Professor of Clinical MedicineUniversity of Chicago Medical SchoolNorthShore University Health SystemDepartment of Medicine, Gastroenterology DivisionHighland Park, IlRobert de W. Marsh, MD FACPChief, Gastrointestinal OncologyDepartment of MedicineNorthShore University Health SystemClinical ProfessorUniversity of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine1 Highland Park Hospital, 777 Park Avenue WestHighland Park, ILWilliam Small, Jr., MD, FACRO, FACR, FASTROProfessor and Vice ChairmanDepartment of Radiation OncologyAssociate Medical DirectorRobert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer CenterNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine303 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611