Product Information - Clinician's Guide to Nuclear Oncology

Title: A Clinician's Guide to Nuclear Oncology: Practical Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapies

Authors: Naomi P. Alazraki, MD; Mark J. Shumate, MD, MPH; David A. Kooby, MD

A Clinicians Guide to Nuclear Oncology is a must-have reference book for internists, family and general practitioners that is essential for diagnosing, staging and treating cancer patients and patients suspected of having cancer. An easy-to-use tool that will allow you to quickly find information related to your patient!

List Price: $39
Member Price: $24
ISBN #: 0-9726478-8-0
Softcover, 206 pp., 2007

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A Clinician's Guide to Nuclear Oncology is a must-have reference book for internists, family and general practitioners that for essential in diagnosing, staging and treating cancer patients and patients suspected of having cancer. An easy-to-use tool that will allow you to quickly find information related to your patient—purchase a copy to keep in your office today!

The guide summarizes the indications and applications of molecular imaging and nuclear medicine for diagnosis, staging, and therapy of malignancy. Readers will learn:

Which tests to order
How the tests are performed
Advantages and limitations to those tests compared to other modalities
How to prepare patients for these exams

For nuclear medicine therapies, information is provided on:

Available radionuclide therapeutic options
When these options should be considered
What to expect from treatment
What, if any, are the radiation risks for patients and their families

Chapters are arranged by tumor type for easy readability and practical clinical orientation. A highlights section opens each chapter, followed by:

Epidemiology
Advances in nuclear imaging (for the specific tumor type)
Staging and prognosis
Diagnostic nuclear medicine scans and primary clinical indications
Radiopharmaceuticals
A description of the procedure
Information on patient preparation
Explanations of the resulting report
An examination of the treatment and overall impact of the nuclear medicine imaging on patient management
What is "On the Horizon" for diagnosis and/or therapy for this cancer
Case presentations are used to illustrate applications of nuclear imaging for some of the more common malignancies
Additional information on the costs of various imaging and treatment options and a guide to the therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals are provided in the appendices

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