External Beam Radiotherapy for Patients Receiving Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37415
Nova Scotia Health. Cancer Care Program.
[Halifax, NS]:
Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program
, 2018.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1569
- Available Online
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External Beam Radiotherapy (EBRT) uses radiation from high energy X-ray machines to kill cancer cells. This pamphlets describes why it has been recommended, what will happen during your treatment, possible side effects, and what to expect after the treatments.
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health. Cancer Care Program
- Place of Publication
- [Halifax, NS]
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program
- Date of Publication
- 2018
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (5 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Brachytherapy
- Radiotherapy, High-Energy
- Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Specialty
- Radiotherapy
- Men's Health
- Abstract
- External Beam Radiotherapy (EBRT) uses radiation from high energy X-ray machines to kill cancer cells. This pamphlets describes why it has been recommended, what will happen during your treatment, possible side effects, and what to expect after the treatments.
- Notes
- Patient & family guide
- Responsibility
- prepared by Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 1569
Information for Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy : External Beam Treatment for Prostate Cancer
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37395
Nova Scotia Health. Cancer Care Program.
[Halifax, NS]:
Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program
, 2018.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1235
- Available Online
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Provides information for patients receiving radiation therapy for prostate cancer, including what to expect, how to prepare, side effects, and suggested questions to ask your health care team.
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health. Cancer Care Program
- Place of Publication
- [Halifax, NS]
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program
- Date of Publication
- 2018
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (6 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Aftercare
- Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Prostate--Cancer--Radiotherapy
- Self-care, Health
- Specialty
- Radiotherapy
- Men's Health
- Abstract
- Provides information for patients receiving radiation therapy for prostate cancer, including what to expect, how to prepare, side effects, and suggested questions to ask your health care team.
- Notes
- Patient & family guide
- Responsibility
- prepared by Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 1235
Interstitial Prostate Brachytherapy : LDR-PDR-HDR
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40795
György Kovács, Peter Hoskin, editors.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2013.
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- Location
- Online
Prostate brachytherapy has been the subject of heated debate among surgeons and the proponents of the various brachytherapy methods. This very first interdisciplinary book on the subject provides a comprehensive overview of innovations in low dose rate (LDR), high dose rate (HDR), and pulsed dose rate (PDR) interstitial brachytherapy for the management of local or locally advanced prostate cancer. In addition to detailed chapters on patient selection and the use of imaging in diagnostics, treat…
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- Other Authors
- Kovács György
- Hoskin, Peter
- Responsibility
- György Kovács, Peter Hoskin, editors
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (vi, 260 p. : ill.)
- ISBN
- 9783642364990
- 9783642364983 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Brachytherapy - methods
- Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
- Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Radiotherapy Dosage
- Abstract
- Prostate brachytherapy has been the subject of heated debate among surgeons and the proponents of the various brachytherapy methods. This very first interdisciplinary book on the subject provides a comprehensive overview of innovations in low dose rate (LDR), high dose rate (HDR), and pulsed dose rate (PDR) interstitial brachytherapy for the management of local or locally advanced prostate cancer. In addition to detailed chapters on patient selection and the use of imaging in diagnostics, treatment guidance, and implantation control, background chapters are included on related medical physics issues such as treatment planning and quality assurance. The results obtained with the different treatment options and the difficult task of salvage treatment are fully discussed. All chapters have been written by internationally recognized experts in their fields who for more than a decade have formed the teaching staff responsible for the successful GEC-ESTRO/EAU Prostate Brachytherapy Teaching Course. This book will be invaluable in informing residents and others of the scientific background and potential of modern prostate brachytherapy. It will also prove a useful source of up-to-date information for those who specialize in prostate brachytherapy or intend to start an interstitial brachytherapy service.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Epidemiology and Prevention of Prostate Cancer -- 3. Imaging Localised Prostate Carcinoma -- 4. Patient Selection and Recommendations on Permanent Seed Implantation as Monotherapy for Localized Prostate Cancer -- 5. Patient Selection and Recommendations: HDR -- 6. Prostate Brachytherapy Implantation Treatment Techniques -- 7. HDR Technique -- 8. Pulsed-Dose Rate Brachytherapy in Prostate Cancer -- 9. Imaging for Post-implant Dosimetry -- 10. Dosimetry Planning for Permanent Seeds -- 11. HDR Planning -- 12. Postimplant Dosimetry -- 13. Dose–Response Relationship in Permanent Implant Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer -- 14. HDR Versus LDR Seeds -- 15. Results of Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy -- 16. Results of HDR Prostate Brachytherapy Treatments -- 17. Results of PDR Treatments: The AMC PDR Experience -- 18. Incidence and Prognostic Factors for Complications After Permanent Interstitial Brachytherapy -- 19. Salvage Treatment for Recurrent Prostate Cancer Following Brachytherapy: For Whom, When and Which? -- 20. Prostate Cancer Brachytherapy: Radiation Protection Issues.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Management of prostate cancer : a multidisciplinary approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31170
Michel Bolla, Hendrik Poppel, editors.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2012.
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- Location
- Online
This book provides an exhaustive review of the current state of the art in the management of prostate cancer, from screening to treatment. A particular feature is the emphasis placed on the value of a multidisciplinary approach. The opening chapters address basic aspects including epidemiology, biology, and chemoprevention. The role of individual and mass screening is carefully appraised, and diagnosis, clinical work-up, and the role of active surveillance are discussed in detail. Subsequent c…
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- Other Authors
- Bolla, Michel
- Poppel, Hendrik
- Responsibility
- Michel Bolla, Hendrik Poppel, editors
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 334 p. : 61 ill., 51 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783642275975
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
- Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Oncology
- Radiotherapy
- Epidemiology
- Abstract
- This book provides an exhaustive review of the current state of the art in the management of prostate cancer, from screening to treatment. A particular feature is the emphasis placed on the value of a multidisciplinary approach. The opening chapters address basic aspects including epidemiology, biology, and chemoprevention. The role of individual and mass screening is carefully appraised, and diagnosis, clinical work-up, and the role of active surveillance are discussed in detail. Subsequent chapters are devoted to each of the therapies that may be employed, including open and robotic laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, the various forms of radiation therapy, high-intensity focused ultrasound, cryotherapy, hormonal therapy, and targeted therapies and vaccination. Up-to-date data from clinical trials are included. In addition, the EAU guidelines are presented and advice is given on the interpretation of results. The authors are all experts in their field, and the editors are members of the EORTC who have coordinated phase III EORTC trials and have worldwide reputations.
- Contents
- Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer in Europe -- Chemoprevention of Prostate Cancer -- Individual and Mass Screening -- Anatomo-Pathology -- Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer -- Diagnosis, Clinical Work Up, TNM Classifi cation, Markers -- Active Surveillance for Favorable Risk Prostate Cancer: Background, Patient Selection, Triggers for Intervention, and Outcomes -- Open Radical Prostatectomy -- Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy -- Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy -- High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: Indications, Technique, and Results -- Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer -- Combination of Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced and Localized Prostate Cancer -- Postoperative Irradiation: Immediate or Early Delayed? -- High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for Prostate Cancer -- Cryotherapy -- Follow-up After Radical Treatments and Relapse -- First-Line Hormonal Manipulation of Prostate Cancer -- Resistance to Chemical Castration: Second-Line Hormonal Treatment -- Targeted Therapies and Vaccination -- How to Interpret Results? -- Management of Prostate Cancer: EAU Guidelines on Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment -- Better Patients’ Perspective -- Index.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Management of Prostate Cancer : A Multidisciplinary Approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41438
Michel Bolla, Hendrik van Poppel, editors.
(Second edition)
--Cham:
Springer
, 2017.
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- Location
- Online
This book, now in an extensively revised second edition, provides an exhaustive review of the state of the art in the management of prostate cancer, from screening to treatment, with emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach. The editors are very excited about the outstanding new or updated contributions from the different expert authors. The opening chapters address basic aspects including epidemiology, pathology, biology, genetics, and chemoprevention. The role of individual and mass screening…
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- Other Authors
- Bolla, Michel
- van Poppel, Hendrik
- Responsibility
- Michel Bolla, Hendrik van Poppel, editors
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 422 pages) : 76 illus., 64 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319427690
- 9783319427683 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Prostatectomy
- Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
- Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy
- Abstract
- This book, now in an extensively revised second edition, provides an exhaustive review of the state of the art in the management of prostate cancer, from screening to treatment, with emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach. The editors are very excited about the outstanding new or updated contributions from the different expert authors. The opening chapters address basic aspects including epidemiology, pathology, biology, genetics, and chemoprevention. The role of individual and mass screening is carefully appraised, and extensive attention is devoted to diagnosis and clinical work-up by means of recently implemented investigations such as multiparametric MRI and choline PET-CT. The use of active surveillance is examined in detail. Subsequent chapters discuss the different therapies that may be employed: open and minimally invasive, including robot-assisted, radical prostatectomy, the various forms of radiation treatment, high-intensity focused ultrasound, cryotherapy, hormonal manipulations, chemotherapy, targeted therapies, and immunotherapy. Up-to-date results from practice-changing phase III randomized clinical trials are included and special insights are provided into the interpretation of results and the patient's perspective.
- Contents
- Epidemiology of prostate cancer in Europe -- Chemoprevention -- Individual and mass screening -- Anatomo-pathology -- Biology -- Genomics -- Radiologic investigations( multiparametric MRI, whole body MRI) -- Nuclear Medecine: follow-up (Choline PET-CT, Radium 223) and treatment of bone metastases -- Diagnosis, clinical work up, TNM classification Markers -- Active surveillance -- Open Radical Prostatectomy -- The robotic laparoscopic radical prostatectomy -- Brachytherapy (Low dose rate) -- Brachytherapy (High dose rate) -- IMRT, hypofractionated irradiation and stereotactic irradiation -- External irradiation + androgen suppression -- Post-operative irradiation: immediate or early delayed?- High Intensity Focused Ultrasound -- Cryotherapy -- Follow-up after radical treatments and relapse -- First line hormonal manipulations -- Upfront chemotherapy at initiation of hormonal treatment for metastatic prostate cancer -- Bone-targeted therapies (Bisphosphonates, denosumab and Radium 223 -- Targeted therapies and vaccination -- How to interprete results -- Prostate EAU guidelines -- Better Patients perspective.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Prostate High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37412
Nova Scotia Health. Cancer Care Program.
[Halifax, NS]:
Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program
, 2018.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1489
- Available Online
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Answers common questions about HDR brachytherapy used to treat prostate cancer, including: what will happen the day of treatment, how is the treatment done, and what happens after treatment? For outpatients (patients not admitted to hospital).
- Available Online
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health. Cancer Care Program
- Place of Publication
- [Halifax, NS]
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program
- Date of Publication
- 2018
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (8 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Brachytherapy
- Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Prostate--Cancer--Radiotherapy
- Radioisotope brachytherapy
- Specialty
- Radiotherapy
- Men's Health
- Abstract
- Answers common questions about HDR brachytherapy used to treat prostate cancer, including: what will happen the day of treatment, how is the treatment done, and what happens after treatment? For outpatients (patients not admitted to hospital).
- Notes
- Patient & family guide
- Responsibility
- prepared by Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 1489
Prostate High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy Post-treatment Instructions
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37413
Nova Scotia Health. Cancer Care Program.
[Halifax, NS]:
Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program
, 2018.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1490
- Available Online
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This pamphlet describes the recovery process after High Dose-Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy treatment for prostate cancer. It outlines what to expect, possible side effects, and details for contacting your health care team with any questions or concerns.
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health. Cancer Care Program
- Place of Publication
- [Halifax, NS]
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program
- Date of Publication
- 2018
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (4 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Aftercare
- Brachytherapy
- Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Specialty
- Aftercare
- Radiotherapy
- Men's Health
- Abstract
- This pamphlet describes the recovery process after High Dose-Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy treatment for prostate cancer. It outlines what to expect, possible side effects, and details for contacting your health care team with any questions or concerns.
- Notes
- Patient & family guide
- Responsibility
- prepared by Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 1490
Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer : Innovative Techniques and Current Controversies
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39397
Hans Geinitz, Mack Roach III, Nicholas van As, editors.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2015.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
Radiation treatment is rapidly evolving owing to the coordinated research of physicists, engineers, computer and imaging specialists, and physicians. Today, the arsenal of "high-precision" or "targeted" radiotherapy includes multimodal imaging, in vivo dosimetry, Monte Carlo techniques for dose planning, patient immobilization techniques, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), biologically adapted radiotherapy (BART), quality assurance methods, novel methods …
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- Other Authors
- Geinitz, Hans
- Roach III, Mack
- van As, Nicholas
- Responsibility
- Hans Geinitz, Mack Roach III, Nicholas van As, editors
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 297 p. : 200 illus., 100 illus. in color)
- Series
- Medical radiology. Radiation oncology
- Series Title
- Medical radiology (Series)
- ISBN
- 9783642370991
- 9783642370984 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 0942-5373
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Radiotherapy - methods
- Abstract
- Radiation treatment is rapidly evolving owing to the coordinated research of physicists, engineers, computer and imaging specialists, and physicians. Today, the arsenal of "high-precision" or "targeted" radiotherapy includes multimodal imaging, in vivo dosimetry, Monte Carlo techniques for dose planning, patient immobilization techniques, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), biologically adapted radiotherapy (BART), quality assurance methods, novel methods of brachytherapy, and, at the far end of the scale, particle beam radiotherapy using protons and carbon ions. These approaches are like pieces of a puzzle that need to be put together to provide the prostate cancer patient with high-level optimized radiation treatment. This book examines in detail the role of the above-mentioned innovative radiation techniques in the management of prostate cancer. In addition, a variety of current controversies regarding treatment are carefully explored, including whether prophylactic treatment of the pelvic lymphatics is essential, the magnitude of the effect of dose escalation, whether a benefit accrues from hypofractionation, and what evidence exists for the superiority of protons or heavy ions. Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer: Innovative Techniques and Current Controversies is intended for both radiation oncologists and urologists with an interest in the up-to-date capabilities of modern radiation oncology for the treatment of prostate cancer.
- Contents
- Part I. Imaging, Delineation and Immobilization -- MR Imaging and MR Spectroscopy in Prostate Cancer -- PET/CT Imaging in Prostate Cancer: Indications and Perspectives for Radiation Therapy -- Target Volume Definition in Primary Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy -- Value of Patient Immobilization in External Beam Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer -- Internal Immobilization: From Rectal Balloon to Hyaluronic Acid -- Part II. Clinical Endpoints -- Biochemical Recurrence: A Valuable Endpoint? -- Overall- and Disease-Specific Survival in Prostata Cancer: Too Long to Wait? -- Late Toxicity and Quality of Life -- Part III. Dose Escalation and New Radiation Techniques -- Dose Escalation: An Update on Randomised Clinical Trials -- Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer -- IGRT: How and When -- Part IV. Locally Advanced Disease -- Techniques of Pelvic Irradiation -- Prophylactic Treatment of the Pelvic Lymphatics in Patients with High-Risk Prostate Cancer: Pro Radiation -- Prophylactic Treatment of the Pelvic Lymphatics: Contra -- Hormonal Therapy and Radiation Therapy: Randomized and Prospective Trials -- Treatment of Clinically Involved Lymph Nodes -- Part V. Hypofractionation -- Hypo-fractionation in Prostate Cancer: Biological Aspects -- Hypofractionation and Stereotactic Treatment: Clinical Data -- Focal Therapy and the Index Lesion Hypothesis in Prostate Cancer -- Part VI. Brachytherapy -- Permanent Seed Implantation -- High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy in the Treatment of Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer -- Part VII. Adjuvant Treatment and Salvage Treatment -- Target Volume Definition in Postoperative Radiotherapy -- Randomized Trials for Adjuvant Radiotherapy -- Salvage Radiotherapy After Radical Prostatectomy -- Salvage Prostatectomy After Radiotherapy -- Part VIII. Use of Protons and Heavy Ions Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Technological and Clinical Aspects -- There is Evidence for the Superiority of Protons and Heavy Ions, Pro -- There is Evidence for the Superiority of Protons or Heavy Ions, Contra.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) information for prostate cancer patients
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38152
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Prostate SABR Site Group.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 4039
- Available Online
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You have agreed to have stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) for your prostate cancer. It is also called stereotactic radiation therapy. This is a focused type of radiation that gives a high dose of radiation in 5 treatments. The information in this pamphlet supports the teaching you will get from your radiation therapy team. The pamphlet explains how prostate SABR works, how to get ready for treatment, what will happen during your treatment sessions, and what to expect after your tre…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Prostate SABR Site Group
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (6 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Radiosurgery
- Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Stereotaxic Techniques
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Prostate--Cancer--Radiotherapy
- Radiosurgery
- Stereotaxic techniques
- Specialty
- Cancer Care
- Abstract
- You have agreed to have stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) for your prostate cancer. It is also called stereotactic radiation therapy. This is a focused type of radiation that gives a high dose of radiation in 5 treatments. The information in this pamphlet supports the teaching you will get from your radiation therapy team. The pamphlet explains how prostate SABR works, how to get ready for treatment, what will happen during your treatment sessions, and what to expect after your treatments are finished. Contact information is included in case you have treatment or health-related questions, or want to speak to a social worker. The pamphlet also includes a list of supplies to pick up from a pharmacy and a calendar to record important dates during your treatment.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Prostate SABR Site Group; Approved by: Nova Scotia Cancer Patient Education Committee
- Pamphlet Number
- 4039
Treating Prostate Cancer and Related Genitourinary Applications
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31097
Lee E. Ponsky, editor-in-chief ; Donald B. Fuller, Robert M. Meier, C-M Charlie Ma, co-editors.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2012.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among North American and European men, but its treatment continues to be problematic owing to serious side-effects, including erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, and potential lower GI complicatons. Robotic radiosurgery offers a novel, rapid, non-invasive outpatient treatment option for prostate cancer that combines robotics, advanced image-guided motion detection, and automated real-time corrective spatial positioning with submillimeter precisi…
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- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Ponsky, Lee E
- Responsibility
- Lee E. Ponsky, editor-in-chief ; Donald B. Fuller, Robert M. Meier, C-M Charlie Ma, co-editors
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xx, 245 p. : 55 ill., 39 ill. in color)
- Series Title
- Robotic radiosurgery
- ISBN
- 9783642114953
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
- Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Radiosurgery - methods
- Robotics - methods
- Urogenital Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Radiology, Medical
- Radiotherapy
- Oncology
- Surgery
- Urology
- Abstract
- Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among North American and European men, but its treatment continues to be problematic owing to serious side-effects, including erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, and potential lower GI complicatons. Robotic radiosurgery offers a novel, rapid, non-invasive outpatient treatment option for prostate cancer that combines robotics, advanced image-guided motion detection, and automated real-time corrective spatial positioning with submillimeter precision. This book examines all aspects of the treatment of prostate cancer with robotic radiosurgery. After introductory sections on radiosurgery as a multidisciplinary practice and specific issues relating to prostate cancer, the important challenge posed by prostate motion when administering radiation therapy is examined in depth, with detailed discussion as to how image-guided robotic radiosurgery overcomes this problem by continously identifying the precise location of the prostate throughout the course of treatment. A further major section is devoted to a discussion of techniques and potential radiobiological and clinical advantages of hypofractionated radiation delivery by means of robotic radiosurgery systems. The book closes by discussing other emerging genitourinary applications of robotic radiosurgery. All of the authors are experts in their field who present a persuasive case for this fascinating technique.
- Contents
- Part I. Introduction to Radiosurgery as a Multidisciplinary Practice -- 1. Radiosurgery, a Treatment Principle: From Brain to Body -- 2. Radiosurgery as a Multidisciplinary Practice -- 3. Building a Stereotactic Radiosurgery Program for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer -- Part II. Historical and Current Prostate Cancer Issues -- 4. Prostate Anatomy and Prostate Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, Staging, and Prevention -- 5. Prostate Surgery and the Evolution to Minimally Invasive Therapies -- Part III. Prostate Motion -- 6. Prostate Motion: Implications and Management Strategies -- 7. The Evolution of Conventionally Fractionated External-Beam Radiotherapy: Contemporary Techniques (3D-CRT/IMRT/IGRT) -- Part IV. Hypofractionated Radiation Delivery -- 8. Radiobiology of Prostate Cancer -- 9. Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy in Prostate Cancer: Rationale, History, and Outcomes -- 10. High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy for the Treatment of Low-, Intermediate-, and High-Risk Prostate Cancer -- 11. Stereotactic Treatment for Prostate Cancer: An Overview -- 12. Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: Updated Results from a Prospective Trial -- 13. Prostate Radiosurgery with Homogeneous Dose Distribution: A Summary of Outcomes So Far -- 14. Virtual HDR® CyberKnife Treatment for Localized Prostatic Carcinoma: Principles and Clinical Update -- 15. Patient Selection for Robotic Radiosurgery for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: Come One, Come All -- Part V. Emerging Applications -- 16. Radiosurgery for Renal Tumors -- 17. Adaptive Partial-Boost Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder -- 18. Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Gynecologic Malignancies -- 19. Advances in Prostate Imaging: Implications for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment -- Index.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
