Nursing Care Radiation Oncology (Hardcover)

Written from a practice perspective by 20 experts who are clinicians and clinical specialists, this book focuses on the most common issues in the nursing care of people receiving radiation therapy. 28 chapters address radiologic principles, common clinical problems, uncommon late effects, special developmental needs, radiation-induced carcinogenesis, radiation therapy in oncologic emergencies, trends in radiation therapy, as well as role issues, and research. The majority of the book focuses on common clinical problems in radiation therapy nursing practice.