Emerging models for global health in radiation oncology Wilfred Ngwa and Twalib Ngoma

Wilfred Ngwa is Director of Global Health Catalyst at Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Professor of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School and University of Massachusetts, and Medical Physicist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute. He has published two books and has won a number of awards and prizes including the 2015 BrIght Futures Prize for his innovative new technology designed, for use during radiotherapy, to kill cancer cells that have spread to other parts of the body. Twalib Ngoma is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist working at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Tanzania. He is the founder of the Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) in Tanzania and was Executive Director of ORCI from 1996 to 2014. He has dedicated much of his career to improving oncology services in Tanzania and globally. He is a recipient of 2009 Nazli Gad-el-Mawla Award given by the International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR) for outstanding contributions to cancer control by an individual from a country with limited resources and the 2015 Harvard Global Health Catalyst Award Winner as Africa Ambassador

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Preface -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction to radiation oncology global health -- 1.1. Global radiation oncology defined -- 1.2. The need for global radiation oncology -- 1.3. Growing interest and activity in global radiation oncology
2. Challenges and new opportunities in global radiation oncology -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Perceptions or lack of awareness -- 2.3. Infrastructure -- 2.4. Human resources and capacity -- 2.5. Finance/funding -- 2.6. Space-time challenge -- 2.7. Bandwidth for use of ICTs -- 2.8. Cultural challenges -- 2.9. Access -- 2.10. Partnership challenges
3. Current models of global radiation oncology -- 3.1. The twinning partnership model for global radiation oncology -- 3.2. The consortium partnership model -- 3.3. The non-profit model for global radiation oncology
4. ICT-powered models of global radiation oncology -- 4.1. Potential of ICTs to catalyze global radiation oncology -- 4.2. Emerging ICT powered models
5. Low cost technologies for global radiation oncology -- 5.1. State-of-the-art lower cost technologies in radiation oncology -- 5.2. Emerging lower-cost technologies in radiation oncology
6. Global radiation oncology made simpler : a practical guide and recommendations for high-impact radiation oncology global health -- 6.1. Making it easier to participate in global radiation oncology -- 6.2. Facilitating high-impact outcomes -- 7. Global radiation oncology : quo vadis?

In response to the growing global health challenge in the fight against cancer, there is now a greater need for radiation oncology health professionals across institutions to collaborate and be more globally engaged. Emerging Models for Global Health in Radiation Oncology is a response to the need for a book that comprehensively covers the important and emerging field of radiation oncology. This insightful book highlights the emerging models for global radiation oncology, and serves as a useful resource to facilitate participation and greater effective collaborative global cancer care, research, and education. It is suitable for researchers, students, health professionals, and anyone interested in the global oncology community