Head and Neck
6 Head and Neck Albert Tiong and June Corry INTRODUCTION Head and neck cancers encompass a wide variety of anatomic subsites and histologies, though most commonly they are squamous cell…
Abdominal and Pelvic Malignancies
8 Abdominal and Pelvic Malignancies Sushmita Ghoshal, Bhavana Rai, and Raviteja Miriyala INTRODUCTION Radiation oncologists have long understood the potential benefit of radiation therapy (RT) in palliating the distressing symptoms…
Patient Selection and Life Expectancy Tools
2 Patient Selection and Life Expectancy Tools Srinivas Raman, Nicholas Chiu, Na Zhang, and Edward Chow INTRODUCTION Life expectancy estimates for advanced cancer patients are necessary considerations in the fields…
Liver Malignancies
9 Liver Malignancies Jared R. Robbins INTRODUCTION Each year in the United States there are estimated to be over 45,000 cases of primary liver and biliary system malignancies with over…
Malignant Spinal Cord Compression
4 Malignant Spinal Cord Compression Randy Li-Hung Wei and Kavita V. Dharmarajan INTRODUCTION Epidemiology Malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC) occurs when a soft-tissue tumor or pathological fracture of the spinal…
Introduction
1 Introduction Candice Johnstone Cancer is a global problem with an estimated 14.1 million new cancer cases worldwide, 32.6 million people living with cancer, and 8.2 million cancer deaths in…
Unknown Case Sets
The following case sets have been designed to assess your overall knowledge in nuclear imaging. Each set contains 10 cases, and almost all sets have an example of central nervous…
Skeletal System
Abstract This chapter covers the radionuclides, techniques, and indications for musculoskeletal nuclear medicine imaging. Also included are examples of normal and abnormal images for commonly encountered clinical issues such as…
Cardiovascular System
Abstract This chapter describes the various radiopharmaceuticals, equipment, and protocols used for imaging the heart, as well as relevant anatomy and physiology. Both SPECT and PET imaging are included. Images…
Emergency Procedures for Spills of Radioactive Materials and Special Circumstances
Spills of Radioactive Materials Accidental spillage of radioactive material is rare; however, spills may occur in the laboratory, in public areas such as facility hallways, in elevators, or in any…
