Central Nervous System Metastases : Diagnosis and Treatment
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45264
Rohan Ramakrishna, Rajiv S. Magge, Ali A. Baaj, Jonathan P.S. Knisely, editors.
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Springer
, c2020.
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This is a multi-specialty book on the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of CNS metastases of the brain and spine. Written by renowned experts in their fields, the book covers essential contemporary topics in CNS metastases care. The book is divided into seven parts that begin with chapters that cover the fundamental biology of disease so that subsequent chapters on imaging, diagnosis, treatment, and palliation can be properly contextualized. This text also provides a framework for understand…
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- Ramakrishna, Rohan
- Magge, Rajiv S.
- Baaj, Ali A.
- Knisely, Jonathan P.S.
- Responsibility
- Rohan Ramakrishna, Rajiv S. Magge, Ali A. Baaj, Jonathan P.S. Knisely, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 734 p.) : 114 illus., 78 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030429584
- 9783030429577 (Print ed.)
- 9783030429591 (Print ed.)
- 9783030429607 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Brain Neoplasms - surgery
- Central Nervous System Neoplasms - diagnosis
- Central Nervous System Neoplasms - therapy
- Radiosurgery - methods
- Spinal Neoplasms - surgery
- Specialty
- Medical Oncology
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Abstract
- This is a multi-specialty book on the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of CNS metastases of the brain and spine. Written by renowned experts in their fields, the book covers essential contemporary topics in CNS metastases care. The book is divided into seven parts that begin with chapters that cover the fundamental biology of disease so that subsequent chapters on imaging, diagnosis, treatment, and palliation can be properly contextualized. This text also provides a framework for understanding the biology of radiation therapy so that radiation treatment options of the brain and spine can be more fully understood. New medications and technologies are reviewed from the perspective of maximizing efficacy and minimizing toxicity, independently and as combinatorial therapy. Central Nervous System Metastases: Diagnosis and Treatment serves as a practical reference for health care providers and trainees. It provides the comprehensive, detailed perspective required to provide holistic care to patients with metastatic disease to the brain and spine.
- Contents
- Part I. Fundamentals -- Epidemiology and Socioeconomic Impact of CNS Metastases -- Basic Biology of Brain Metastasis -- Preclinical Models of Brain Metastasis -- Pathology of Brain Metastases -- Role of Precision Medicine in Patients With CNS Metastasis -- Classification of Brain Metastases -- The Role of Advanced Imaging in the Management of Brain Metastases -- Part II. Evaluation of CNS Metastasis -- Clinical Presentation of Central Nervous System Metastases -- Management of Seizures in Brain Metastases -- Cerebrovascular Complications in Patients With Cancer -- Mood Disorders in Patients With CNS Metastases -- Leptomeningeal Disease and the Role of Intrathecal Therapy -- Paraneoplastic Neurological Disorders -- Systemic Therapy of Brain Metastases: Lung Cancer -- Systemic Therapy of Brain Metastases: Breast Cancer -- Systemic Therapy for Brain Metastases: Melanoma -- Systemic Therapy for Brain Metastases in Other Primary Cancers (Genitourinary, Gastrointestinal, Gynecology, Head/Neck) -- Management of Solid Tumor CNS Metastases in Children -- Part III. Radiation Therapy of CNS Metastasis -- Basic Radiobiology and Radiation Physics Primer -- Role of Whole Brain Radiotherapy -- Stereotactic Radiosurgery Technology -- Stereotactic Radiosurgery - Indications and Outcomes in Central Nervous System and Skull Base Metastases -- Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery (HF-SRS) in the Treatment of Brain Metastases -- Challenges and Controversies in Stereotactic Radiosurgery -- Synergy of Immunotherapy and Radiosurgery -- Salvage Irradiation for Patients With Recurrent Brain Metastases -- Applications of Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases -- Radiation Necrosis Following the Radiosurgical Treatment of Brain Metastases -- Neurocognitive Effects of Brain Metastases and Their Treatment -- Part IV. Surgical Treatment of Brain Metastasis -- The Role of Surgery in the Management of Brain Metastases -- Intraoperative Brachytherapy for Resected Brain Metastases -- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Brain Metastases and Radiation Necrosis -- Preventing Cranial Wound Complications in Cancer Patients -- Part V. Spinal Metastases: Foundations -- Introduction to Spinal Metastases -- Epidemiology of Spinal Metastatic Disease -- Bone Metabolism in Cancer -- Systemic Therapies for Patients With Metastatic Spinal Disease -- The Role of Advanced Imaging in Spinal Metastases -- Decision Making Algorithms for Surgical Treatment of Spine Metastatic Disease -- Part VI. Surgical Treatment of Spinal Metastases -- Biomechanics of Spinal Fixation in Metastatic Disease -- Separation Surgery for Spinal Metastases -- Vertebrectomy for Spinal Metastases -- Minimally Invasive Surgery for Spinal Metastases -- Deformity Secondary to Vertebral Body Metastases -- Postoperative Complications and Spinal Metastases -- Vertebral Augmentation Procedures for Treatment of Pathologic Vertebral Body Fractures -- Spinal Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Metastatic Tumors -- Optimizing Wound Healing in Metastatic Spine Surgery -- Contemporary Radiation for Spinal Metastasis and Spinal Cord Compression -- Intraoperative Radiation for Spinal Metastatic Disease -- Part VII. Pain -- Approach to Pain in Patients with Central Nervous System Metastases -- Interventions for Refractory Pain in Cancer Patients -- Complementary and Integrative Therapies (CIM) in Patients With CNS Metastasis -- The Palliative Care of Patients With Brain Metastases.
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- e-Book
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Collimator-Based Tracking with an Add-On Multileaf Collimator : Modification of a commercial collimator system for realtime applications
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40339
Andreas Böhler.
(1st ed.)
--Wiesbaden:
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer
, c2016.
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In this thesis, a tracking system was developed by modifying an add-on collimator, the Siemens Moduleaf, for realtime applications in radiotherapy. As the add-on collimator works almost completely autonomously of the linear accelerator (LinAc), no modifications to the latter were necessary. The adaptations to the Moduleaf were mainly software-based. In order to reduce the complexity of the system, outdated electronic parts were replaced with newer components where practical. Verification was pe…
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- Böhler, Andreas
- Responsibility
- Andreas Böhler
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- Wiesbaden
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 53 p. : 18 illus., 14 illus. in color)
- Series Title
- BestMedDiss
- ISBN
- 9783658106584
- 9783658106577 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Radiotherapy - instrumentation
- Radiosurgery - methods
- Abstract
- In this thesis, a tracking system was developed by modifying an add-on collimator, the Siemens Moduleaf, for realtime applications in radiotherapy. As the add-on collimator works almost completely autonomously of the linear accelerator (LinAc), no modifications to the latter were necessary. The adaptations to the Moduleaf were mainly software-based. In order to reduce the complexity of the system, outdated electronic parts were replaced with newer components where practical. Verification was performed by measuring the latency of the system as well as the impact on applied dose to a predefined target volume, moving in the leaf's travel direction. Latency measurements in software were accomplished by comparing the target and current positions of the leaves. For dose measurements, a Gafchromic EBT2 film was placed beneath the target 4D phantom, in between solid water plates, and moved alongside with it. Based on the results, a tracking-capable add-on collimator seems to be a useful tool for reducing the margins for the treatment of small, slow-moving targets. Radiotherapy is one of the most important methods used for the treatment of cancer. Irradiating a moving target is also one of the most challenging tasks to accomplish in modern radiotherapy.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature Overview -- 3. Hypothesis & Goals -- 4. Materials & Methods -- 5. Results -- 6. Discussion -- 7. Conclusions.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Gamma Knife Neurosurgery
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat28253
by Jeremy C. Ganz.
--Vienna:
Springer-Verlag
, c2011.
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- Online
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- Ganz, Jeremy C
- Responsibility
- by Jeremy C. Ganz
- Place of Publication
- Vienna
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Date of Publication
- c2011
- ISBN
- 9783709103432
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Neoplasms - surgery
- Neurosurgical Procedures
- Radiosurgery - methods
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Radiotherapy
- Neurosurgery
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Gamma knife neurosurgery in the management of intracranial disorders
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32636
Mikhail F. Chernov, Motohiro Hayashi, Jeremy C. Ganz ... [et al.], editors.
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Springer
, c2013.
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The articles in this volume cover the various options of the optimal management of brain tumors, vascular lesions, and functional disorders. They provide a good balance between microneurosurgery and radiosurgery, presenting also alternative surgical and radiosurgical treatment options with discussions on their advantages and disadvantages. The presentation of multiple treatment methods will help to provide better service to patients. Some papers, specifically highlighting alternative treatment …
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- Chernov, Mikhail F
- Responsibility
- Mikhail F. Chernov, Motohiro Hayashi, Jeremy C. Ganz ... [et al.], editors
- Place of Publication
- Vienna
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 216 p. : 83 ill., 50 ill. in color)
- Series Vol.
- 116
- Series Title
- Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement
- ISBN
- 9783709113769
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Radiosurgery - congresses
- Neurosurgical Procedures
- Nervous System Diseases - surgery
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Medicine
- Neurosurgery
- Abstract
- The articles in this volume cover the various options of the optimal management of brain tumors, vascular lesions, and functional disorders. They provide a good balance between microneurosurgery and radiosurgery, presenting also alternative surgical and radiosurgical treatment options with discussions on their advantages and disadvantages. The presentation of multiple treatment methods will help to provide better service to patients. Some papers, specifically highlighting alternative treatment options, are accompanied by editorials prepared by recognized experts in the field. Additional emphasis is put on importance of the advanced neuroimaging techniques for radiosurgical treatment planning and subsequent follow-up.
- Contents
- Practice of Gamma Knife surgery: Concept of robotic Gamma Knife microradiosurgery and results of its clinical application in benign skull base tumors -- Contemporary role of microsurgery, radiosurgery, and stereotactic radiotherapy in management of vestibular schwannomas -- Whether Gamma Knife radiosurgery is really necessary for treatment of patients with vestibular schwannomas?- Do we really still need an open surgery for treatment of patients with vestibular schwannomas?-Stereotactic radiosurgery and hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for management of vestibular schwannomas: Initial experience with 17 cases -- What is the role of radiosurgery in management of sellar tumors?- Role of Gamma Knife radiosurgery in management of pituitary adenomas and craniopharyngiomas -- Role of Gamma Knife radiosurgery in multimodality management of craniopharyngioma -- Role of radiosurgery in management of intracranial malignancies -- Gamma Knife treatment strategy for metastatic brain tumors -- Stereotactic radiosurgery for malignant extracerebral intracranial tumors: Patient selection, efficacy, and technical nuances -- Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery for atypical and malignant meningioma -- Management of non-benign meningiomas with Gamma Knife radiosurgery -- The treatment of cavernoma: An evidence based dilemma? - Microsurgical or radiosurgical management of intracranial cavernomas -- Gamma Knife radiosurgery of brain cavernomas -- Gamma Knife radiosurgery for the treatment of intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas -- Radiosurgery as a neuromodulation therapy -- Long-term outcome of Gamma Knife surgery using a retrogasserian petrous bone target for classic trigeminal neuralgia -- Complications of Gamma Knife neurosurgery and their appropriate management -- How to control Propofol infusion in pediatric patients undergoing Gamma Knife radiosurgery -- Testing of blood DNA radiosensitivity may be predictive for efficacy of experimental glioma irradiation: Animal study -- Advanced Neuroimaging for Gamma Knife Neurosurgery: Importance of neuroimaging accuracy in radiosurgery -- Optimal visualization of multiple brain metastases for Gamma Knife radiosurgery -- Usefulness of advanced neuroimaging protocol, based on plain and gadolinium-enhanced Constructive Interference in Steady State (CISS) images, for Gamma Knife radiosurgery and planning of the microsurgical procedures for skull base tumors -- Usefulness of Leksell GammaPlan for preoperative planning of brain tumor resection: Delineation of the cranial nerves and fusion of the neuroimaging data, including DTI -- Perspectives of 3T MRI in radiosurgical treatment planning -- Differentiation of the tumor progression and radiation-induced effects after intracranial radiosurgery.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Handbook of Evidence-Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39864
Rajni A. Sethi, Igor J. Barani, David A. Larson, Mack, editors Roach, III.
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Springer
, c2016.
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This handbook concisely summarizes state-of-the-art information about stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), including the history and development of these modalities, the biologic rationale for these technologies, typical practices, and reported results. Developed as a companion to Handbook of Evidence-Based Radiation Oncology, Second Edition, edited by Eric Hansen and Mack Roach, III, it is organized by disease site and presents treatment techniques and rec…
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- Sethi, Rajni A
- Barani, Igor J
- Larson, David A
- Roach, III, Mack
- Responsibility
- Rajni A. Sethi, Igor J. Barani, David A. Larson, Mack, editors Roach, III
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 245 p. : 12 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319218977
- 9783319218960 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Radiosurgery - methods
- Radiotherapy - methods
- Abstract
- This handbook concisely summarizes state-of-the-art information about stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), including the history and development of these modalities, the biologic rationale for these technologies, typical practices, and reported results. Developed as a companion to Handbook of Evidence-Based Radiation Oncology, Second Edition, edited by Eric Hansen and Mack Roach, III, it is organized by disease site and presents treatment techniques and recommended imaging; safety and quality assurance; toxicities and management; recommended follow-up; and supporting evidence. Inclusion of evidence-based guidelines is intended to help inform decisions regarding the appropriateness of SRS and SBRT and guide treatment and evaluation. Handbook of Evidence-Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy can be easily referenced in the clinic and is a valuable guide for oncology practitioners.
- Contents
- Introduction to Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy -- Part I. Radiobiology of Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy -- Radiobiology of Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy -- Part II. Physics of Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy -- Physics of Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy -- Part III. Clinical Applications -- Intracranial Tumors -- Spine -- Head and Neck -- Lung -- Digestive System -- Genitourinary Sites -- Gynecologic Sites -- Soft Tissue Sarcoma -- Oligometastases -- Appendix A. Dose-Volume Criteria.
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- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Handbook
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Hypofractionated and Stereotactic Radiation Therapy : A Practical Guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42650
Orit Kaidar-Person, Ronald Chen, editors.
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Springer
, c2018.
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This handbook summarizes the data and techniques for hypofractionation and stereotactic radiation in a clinically-accessible way. Hypofractionated radiation therapy, which consists of larger-dose radiation treatments that are given over a shorter time period compared to conventional radiation fraction sizes, is used to treat a variety of cancers, including prostate, breast, lung, and colorectal. Conventional radiation therapy and hypofractionated radiation therapy have different effectiveness r…
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- Kaidar-Person, Orit
- Chen, Ronald
- Responsibility
- Orit Kaidar-Person, Ronald Chen, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxvii, 406 p.) : 51 illus., 40 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319928029
- 9783319928005 (print ed.)
- 9783319928012 (print ed.)
- Specialty
- Radiotherapy
- Abstract
- This handbook summarizes the data and techniques for hypofractionation and stereotactic radiation in a clinically-accessible way. Hypofractionated radiation therapy, which consists of larger-dose radiation treatments that are given over a shorter time period compared to conventional radiation fraction sizes, is used to treat a variety of cancers, including prostate, breast, lung, and colorectal. Conventional radiation therapy and hypofractionated radiation therapy have different effectiveness rates for cancer treatment and have different impacts on normal tissues in terms of causing toxicity. There is a significant and growing body of literature on the use of different dosing regimens to treat a variety of cancers and radiation oncologists need to keep up with the various dosing schedules, the effect of each regimen on cancer control in different cancers, and how the different schedules affect each organ in terms of toxicity. The book thus provides concise information ranging from commonly-used dose-fractionation schemes for hypofractionated and stereotactic body radiotherapy to simulation and treatment specifications to published safety and efficacy data. Chapters additionally examine the biological rationales for the efficacy of hypofractionated radiation; present clinical studies that demonstrate the efficacy and safety of hypofractionated radiation treatment in a variety of cancers; and describe the advances in technology that have allowed hypofractionated radiation to be safely given. This is an ideal guide for radiation oncology clinicians and trainees.
- Contents
- 1. The History and Radiobiology of Hypofractionation -- 2. The Physics of Hypofractionation and SRS/SBRT -- Part I. Benign Central Nervous System Tumors -- 3. Arteriovenous Malformation -- 4. Trigeminal Neuralgia -- 5. Meningioma -- 6. Vestibular Schwannoma -- 7. Pituitary Adenoma -- Part II. Malignant Central Nervous System Tumors -- 8. Glioblastoma -- 9. Secondary Malignant (Metastases) -- Part III. Head and Neck Tumors -- 10. Nasopharynx -- 11. Larynx -- 12. Other Head and Neck Sites -- 13. Intraoral Cone (IOC) -- 14. Brachytherapy -- 15. Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT) -- 16. Re-irradiation -- Part IV. Skin -- 17. Skin (Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers) -- Part V. Lung Tumors -- 18. Hypofractionation for Lung Tumors (Primary Malignant, Secondary Malignant) -- Part VI. Breast Cancer -- 19. Breast Cancer -- Part VII. Gastrointestinal Cancer -- 20. Hepatobiliary Malignancies -- 21. Pancreas Cancer -- 22. Rectal Cancer -- Part VIII. Genitourinary Cancer -- 23. Prostate Cancer Hypofractionation -- 24. Kidney Cancer -- Part IX. Spine Tumors and Non-Spine Bone Metastases -- 25. Spine Tumors and Non-Spine Bone Metastases -- Part X. Gynecologic Malignancies -- 26. Uterine Cervix Cancer -- 27. Endometrial Cancer.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Image-Guided Stereotactic Radiosurgery : High-Precision, Non-invasive Treatment of Solid Tumors
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40269
Harun Badakhshi.
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Springer
, c2016.
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This book provides the reader with a detailed update on the use of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in patients with lesions of the brain and other parts of the body. The aim is not simply to explain the application of SRS and document its value with reference to the author's own clinical experiences and other published evidence, but also to contextualize the technology within a new strategic concept of cancer care. When embedded within an appropriate conceptual framework, technology becomes piv…
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- Badakhshi, Harun
- Responsibility
- Harun Badakhshi
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 260 p. : 81 illus., 79 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319391892
- 9783319391878 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Radiosurgery
- Radiotherapy, Image-Guided - methods
- Abstract
- This book provides the reader with a detailed update on the use of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in patients with lesions of the brain and other parts of the body. The aim is not simply to explain the application of SRS and document its value with reference to the author's own clinical experiences and other published evidence, but also to contextualize the technology within a new strategic concept of cancer care. When embedded within an appropriate conceptual framework, technology becomes pivotal in changing therapeutic strategies. A new paradigm that is increasingly impacting on clinical practice is the oligometastatic state, on the basis that long-term survival might be achieved in patients with a low volume and number of metastatic lesions. This book accordingly addresses the value of SRS in patients with oligometastases of solid tumors to the brain, lung, spine, and liver. In addition, it examines the use of SRS in patients with diverse brain lesions, early-stage stage lung cancer, liver cancer, and early-stage prostate cancer. Readers will be persuaded that SRS, using cutting-edge imaging technologies to deliver precisely targeted radiation therapy, represents an exciting non-invasive procedure that holds great promise for the present and the future of cancer care.
- Contents
- Part I. Premises and Context -- Introduction -- Conceptual context -- Methodic remarks -- Radiobiological postulates for radiosurgery -- Current available technologies -- Part II. Radiosurgery for benign brain lesions -- Vestibular schwannomas -- Meningiomas -- Arteriovenous malformations of the central nervous system -- Pituitary adenomas -- Part III. Radiosurgery for Cancer and its Metastases -- Brain Metastases -- Stereotactic radiosurgery for lung lesions -- Stereotactic radiosurgery for metastatic lesions of the spine -- Stereotactic radiosurgery for liver lesions -- Stereotactic radiosurgery for early-stage prostate cancer -- Future perspectives.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat38921
Lawrence S. Chin, William F. Regine, editors.
(Second edition)
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2015.
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Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), Second Edition aims to serve as the definitive reference textbook for SRS practitioners. It provides a theoretical basis for the use of therapeutic SRS including imaging techniques and radiobiology. The bulk of the textbook contains chapters that are comprehensive in scope on all diseases that are treated by SRS. Lastly, it addresses administrative and technical aspects of running an SRS unit. Each chapter provides an expansive treatme…
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- Chin, Lawrence S
- Regine, William F
- Responsibility
- Lawrence S. Chin, William F. Regine, editors
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 842 p. : 351 illus., 141 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461483632
- 9781461483625 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Central Nervous System Neoplasms - surgery
- Neuronavigation
- Radiosurgery - methods
- Radiotherapy Dosage
- Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted
- Abstract
- Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), Second Edition aims to serve as the definitive reference textbook for SRS practitioners. It provides a theoretical basis for the use of therapeutic SRS including imaging techniques and radiobiology. The bulk of the textbook contains chapters that are comprehensive in scope on all diseases that are treated by SRS. Lastly, it addresses administrative and technical aspects of running an SRS unit. Each chapter provides an expansive treatment of the subject. Emphasis is placed on the technical aspects of SRS so that practitioners in this field will use it as a daily reference. Each subject is presented by historical context, then by its pathophysiology. Current treatment methods and results are addressed in depth. A liberal use of tables and figures enhance the presentation. A review of all major clinical studies and representative case presentations, where possible, are provided with imaging, treatment planning, and follow-up results. Each chapter is followed by one or two mini-chapters that provide a counter-viewpoint experience to the main chapter, which is oriented to SRS. These counter-viewpoint chapters are written by a noted expert in that field and address in greater detail the indications, results, and complications of their approach to the disease discussed in the main chapter. Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Second Edition is the only reference needed for neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, and medical physicists at all levels of training and practice who are interested in SRS.
- Contents
- Part I. Introduction -- History of Stereotactic Radiosurgery -- Imaging and Treatment and Follow-up in Stereotactic Radiosurgery -- Techniques of Stereotactic Neurosurgery -- Part II. Radiation Biology and Physics -- The Physics of Stereotactic Radiosurgery -- Radiobiology Principles of Stereotactic Radiosurgery -- Experimental Radiosurgery Models -- Treatment Planning -- Designing and Building a Radiosurgery Unit -- Part III. Stereotactic Radiosurgery Techniques -- Gamma Knife -- LINAC -- Charged Particle -- Cyberknife -- GammaPod -- Part IV. Treatment of Disease Types -- Metastatic Brain Tumors -- Glial Tumors -- Meningiomas -- Acoustic Tumors -- Pituitary Tumors -- Pediatric Disorders -- Pineal Region Tumors -- Skull Base Tumors -- Head and Neck Tumor -- Spinal Tumors -- Arteriovenous Malformations -- Cavernous Malformations and other Vascular Abnormalities -- Trigeminal Neuralgia -- Movement Disorder -- Psychiatric and Pain Disorders -- Epilepsy -- Ocular and Orbital -- Extracranial Radiosurgery -- Part V. Patient Care and Socio-Economic Issues -- Complication Management in Radiosurgery -- Cost Effectiveness and Quality of Life.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Radioguided Surgery : Current Applications and Innovative Directions in Clinical Practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39991
Ken Herrmann, Omgo E. Nieweg, Stephen P. Povoski, editors.
(1st ed.)
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
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This book offers a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in the practice of radioguided surgery. The opening section is devoted to the basic physics principles for detection and imaging, radiation detection device technology, principles of surgical navigation, radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals, and radiation safety. A series of chapters then address the clinical application of radioguided surgery for a variety of malignancies, including breast cancer, melanoma and other cutaneous …
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- Herrmann, Ken
- Nieweg, Omgo E
- Povoski, Stephen P
- Responsibility
- Ken Herrmann, Omgo E. Nieweg, Stephen P. Povoski, editors
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 503 p. : 142 illus., 125 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319260518
- 9783319260495 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Radiosurgery - methods
- Surgery, Computer-Assisted
- Abstract
- This book offers a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in the practice of radioguided surgery. The opening section is devoted to the basic physics principles for detection and imaging, radiation detection device technology, principles of surgical navigation, radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals, and radiation safety. A series of chapters then address the clinical application of radioguided surgery for a variety of malignancies, including breast cancer, melanoma and other cutaneous malignancies, gynecologic malignancies, head and neck malignancies, thyroid cancer, urologic malignancies, colon cancer, gastroesophageal cancer, lung cancer, bone tumors, parathyroid adenomas, and neuroendocrine tumors. For each application, the recommended methodological approaches are discussed and the available cumulative clinical experiences of investigators from across the globe are reviewed. A conscious effort is made to highlight recent developments and innovative multidisciplinary approaches within each clinical area. Interesting issues and novel approaches are further explored through a collection of selected case reports at the end of the book. The contributing authors are all experts in their own fields, ensuring that the book will hold wide appeal for surgeons, surgical technologists, nuclear medicine physicians, nuclear medicine technologists, and various trainees.
- Contents
- Part I. Introduction -- The History of Radioguided Surgery: Early Historical Milestones and the Development of Later Innovative Clinical Applications -- Part II. Detailed Methodology Part -- Physics of Radioguided Surgery: Basic Principles and Methods of Radiation Detection -- The use of intraoperative small and large field of view gamma cameras for radioguided surgery -- Surgical Navigation -- Tracers applied in radioguided surgery -- Radiation Safety and Dosimetry -- Part III. Clinical Application: Breast -- Radioguided sentinel lymph node mapping and biopsy in breast cancer -- Radioguided Surgery for Non-Palpable Breast Lesions: I-125 Radioactive Seed Localization -- Radioguided Surgery for Non-Palpable Breast Lesions: Technetium-99m Radioguided Occult Lesion Localization (ROLL) -- Part IV. Clinical Application: Skin -- Radioguided sentinel lymph node mapping and biopsy in cutaneous melanoma -- Part V. Clinical Application: Head and Neck -- Sentinel lymph node mapping and biopsy in oral cancer -- Part VI. Clinical Application: Thyroid and Parathyroid -- Radioguided sentinel lymph node mapping and biopsy in thyroid cancer -- Radioguided parathyroid surgery -- Radioguided surgery of thyroid carcinoma recurrences -- Part VII. Clinical Application: Urogenital Tract -- Radioguided sentinel lymph node biopsy and lymphatic mapping in urogenital malignancies -- Radioguided sentinel lymph node mapping and biopsy in gynaecological malignancies -- Part VIII. Clinical Application: Gastrointestinal Tract -- Radioguided sentinel lymph node mapping and biopsy in esophagogastric cancer -- Radioguided sentinel lymph node mapping and biopsy in colorectal cancer -- Radioguided surgery in gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors -- Part IX. Clinical Application: Thoracic -- Radioguided sentinel lymph node mapping and biopsy in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) -- Radioguided surgery of small pulmonary nodules -- Part X. Miscellaneous -- Radioguided localization of bone lesions -- Radioguided monitoring of systemic leakage during isolated limb perfusion -- Radioimmunoguided surgery: Intraoperative radioimmunodetection for the radioguided localization and resection of tumors -- 18F-FDG-directed surgery and 18F-FDG-directed interventional procedures -- Part XI. Outlook: New techniques, image fusion, optical imaging -- Fluorescent tracers, hybrid tracers -- Magnetic advances in cancer surgery -- Ultrasound fusion (SPECT/US) -- Part XII. Examples (conventional techniques and innovations) -- Case reports.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Radiotherapy in Managing Brain Metastases : A Case-Based Approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45269
Yoshiya Yamada, Eric Chang, John B. Fiveash, Jonathan Knisely, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
This book provides a radiotherapy perspective on the management of brain metastases with case-based discussion. This management has been rapidly evolving in the face of changing technology, progressing systemic therapy, and paradigm changes that all impact practice. These changes can be difficult, and this text gives a practical approach to help practitioners and trainees understand these changes and incorporate them into their practices. The work has two main sections: Clinical and Technical. …
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- Other Authors
- Yamada, Yoshiya
- Chang, Eric
- Fiveash, John B.
- Knisely, Jonathan
- Responsibility
- Yoshiya Yamada, Eric Chang, John B. Fiveash, Jonathan Knisely, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 376 p.) : 157 illus., 112 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030437404
- 9783030437398 (Print ed.)
- 9783030437411 (Print ed.)
- 9783030437428 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Brain Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Neoplasm Metastasis - radiotherapy
- Radiosurgery - methods
- Specialty
- Medical Oncology
- Radiotherapy
- Abstract
- This book provides a radiotherapy perspective on the management of brain metastases with case-based discussion. This management has been rapidly evolving in the face of changing technology, progressing systemic therapy, and paradigm changes that all impact practice. These changes can be difficult, and this text gives a practical approach to help practitioners and trainees understand these changes and incorporate them into their practices. The work has two main sections: Clinical and Technical. The clinical section has chapters that address all aspects of radiation therapy for brain metastases, including integrating advances in surgery and drug treatments. The technical section focuses on the “how to” aspects of treatment, including treatment planning and delivery. This is an ideal guide for practicing radiation oncologists and trainees.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Clinical Overview: Brain Metastases -- 2. Brain Metastases: Introduction -- 3. Radiobiology of Stereotactic Radiosurgery -- 4. Supportive Medical Management of Brain Metastases Patients Including Treatment Complications -- 5. Neuroimaging of Brain Metastases -- 6. The Evolution of Combination Therapies Involving Surgery and Radiosurgery -- 7. Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Brain Metastasis -- 8. Integrating Systemic Therapy into the Management of Brain Metastases -- 9. Indications for Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Multiple Brain Metastases -- 10. Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Intact and Resected Brain Metastases -- 11. Target Delineation for Radiosurgery (Including Postoperative Cavity Radiosurgery) in Brain Metastases -- 12. Indications for Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy -- 13. Particle Therapy for the Treatment of Brain Metastases -- 14. Special Topics in Brain Metastases Management -- 15. Salvage/Reirradiation/Retreatment -- Part II. Technical: Treatment Planning and Delivery -- 16. General Techniques for Radiosurgery -- 17. Single-Isocenter, Multiple Metastasis Treatment Planning -- 18. Dose Tolerances in Brain Metastasis Management -- 19. Evaluation of the Quality of a Radiosurgery Plan -- 20. Image Guidance for Frameless Radiosurgery Including Surface Mapping -- 21. Safety Procedures and Checklists for Radiosurgery -- 22. Quality Assurance for Small Fields -- 23. Techniques of Whole Brain Radiation Therapy Including Hippocampal Avoidance.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Shaped Beam Radiosurgery : State of the Art
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat29891
edited by Antonio A. F. De Salles, Alessandra Gorgulho, Nzhde Agazaryan, Ben Slotman, Michael Selch, Aaaron J. Burwick, Raymond Schulz.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer-Verlag
, c2011.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- De Salles, Antonio A. F
- Other Authors
- Gorgulho, Alessandra
- Agazaryan, Nzhde
- Slotman, Ben
- Selch, Michael
- Burwick, Aaaron J
- Schulz, Raymond
- Responsibility
- edited by Antonio A. F. De Salles, Alessandra Gorgulho, Nzhde Agazaryan, Ben Slotman, Michael Selch, Aaaron J. Burwick, Raymond Schulz
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Date of Publication
- c2011
- ISBN
- 9783642111518
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Radiosurgery - methods
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Radiotherapy
- 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
- NSHCCP-4039
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
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…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- 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
- NSHCCP-4039
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37414
Nova Scotia Health. Cancer Care Program.
[Halifax, NS]:
Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program
, 2018.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1515
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
This pamphlet describes Stereotactic Body radiation therapy: how to prepare for treatment, what will happen during treatment, and what will happen after treatment.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- 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 (2 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Radiosurgery
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Cancer--Radiotherapy
- Radiosurgery
- Specialty
- Radiotherapy
- Abstract
- This pamphlet describes Stereotactic Body radiation therapy: how to prepare for treatment, what will happen during treatment, and what will happen after treatment.
- Notes
- Patient & family guide
- Responsibility
- prepared by Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 1515
Stereotactic body radiation therapy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31162
Simon S. Lo, Bin S. Teh, Jiade J. Lu, Tracey E. Schefter, editors.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2012.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has emerged as an innovative treatment for various primary and metastatic cancers, and the past five years have witnessed a quantum leap in its use. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the physical/technological, biological, and clinical aspects of SBRT. It will serve as a detailed resource for this rapidly developing treatment modality. The organ sites covered include lung, liver, spine, pancreas, prostate, adrenal, head and …
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Lo, Simon S
- Responsibility
- Simon S. Lo, Bin S. Teh, Jiade J. Lu, Tracey E. Schefter, editors
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 421 p. : 120 ill. in color)
- Series
- Medical radiology. Radiation oncology
- Series Title
- Medical radiology (Series)
- ISBN
- 9783642256059
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Neoplasms - therapy
- Radiosurgery
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Radiology, Medical
- Radiotherapy
- Oncology
- Cancer - Surgery
- Abstract
- Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has emerged as an innovative treatment for various primary and metastatic cancers, and the past five years have witnessed a quantum leap in its use. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the physical/technological, biological, and clinical aspects of SBRT. It will serve as a detailed resource for this rapidly developing treatment modality. The organ sites covered include lung, liver, spine, pancreas, prostate, adrenal, head and neck, and female reproductive tract. Retrospective studies and prospective clinical trials on SBRT for various organ sites from around the world are examined, and toxicities and normal tissue constraints are discussed. This book features unique insights from world-renowned experts in SBRT from North America, Asia, and Europe. It will be necessary reading for radiation oncologists, radiation oncology residents and fellows, medical physicists, medical physics residents, medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, and cancer scientists.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Historical development of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy -- CyberKnife system -- Novalis and varian system -- HiART TomoTherapy system -- Treatment planning -- AAPM recommendation -- Launching a stereotactic body radiation therapy program -- Radiobiology of stereotactic body radiation therapy -- Primary Lung Cancer -- Primary Liver Cancer -- Prostate Cancer -- Cell Carcinoma -- Gynecologic Cancer -- Pancreatic Cancer -- Benign and Malignant Primary Spinal Tumors -- Non-Skull Base Head and Neck Cancer -- Skull Base Head and Neck Cancer -- Lung áMetastasis -- Liver Metastasis -- Adrenal Metastasis -- Histologic Specific Metastasis -- Bone Metastasis -- Spinal Metastasis -- Reported toxicities associated with stereotactic body radiation therapy -- Normal tissue constraints --Conduction of Trials in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy -- Reported Toxicities Associated with Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy -- Normal Tissue Constraints -- Erratum: Primary Liver Cancer -- Erratum: Bone Metastasis -- Index.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy : A Practical Guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat38869
Andrew Gaya, Anand Mahadevan, editors.
--London:
Springer
, c2015.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
This practical guide covers the basic aspects of stereotactic radiotherapy systems and treatment. As an emerging field, stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) offers image-guided radiation that is directed at extremely well-defined tumor targets within the body, delivering very high doses of radiation. Indications for SBRT have expanded extensively in recent years from intracranial treatment to extracranial, leading to the development of a thriving subspecialty within radiation oncology. The exp…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Gaya, Andrew
- Mahadevan, Anand
- Responsibility
- Andrew Gaya, Anand Mahadevan, editors
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (ix, 332 p. : 59 illus., 51 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9780857295972
- 9780857295965 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Radiosurgery
- Radiotherapy - methods
- Stereotactic Techniques
- Abstract
- This practical guide covers the basic aspects of stereotactic radiotherapy systems and treatment. As an emerging field, stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) offers image-guided radiation that is directed at extremely well-defined tumor targets within the body, delivering very high doses of radiation. Indications for SBRT have expanded extensively in recent years from intracranial treatment to extracranial, leading to the development of a thriving subspecialty within radiation oncology. The expertise on these methods is concentrated across a few centres, mainly in the USA. However, as the technique is increasingly being adopted worldwide, specialists require further training in using it. Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: A Practical Guide provides a valuable aid for this purpose and is of particular interest to clinical oncologists and their trainees.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Stereotactic radiation therapy to the brain
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37585
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Central Zone Radiation Team.
[Halifax, NS]:
Nova Scotia Health Cancer Care Program
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 4026
- Available Online
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Your doctor has talked to you about stereotactic radiation therapy. This therapy allows high dose radiation beams to be focused on a small area. This pamphlet explains how to get ready for your treatment, what will happen during your treatment, how many treatments you will need, and what will happen after your treatments are finished. The phone number for the Patient Line at the QEII Cancer Centre is given.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Central Zone Radiation Team
- Place of Publication
- [Halifax, NS]
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Cancer Care Program
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (5 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Brain Neoplasms - therapy
- Radiosurgery
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Brain--Cancer--Treatment
- Radiosurgery
- Specialty
- Cancer Care
- Abstract
- Your doctor has talked to you about stereotactic radiation therapy. This therapy allows high dose radiation beams to be focused on a small area. This pamphlet explains how to get ready for your treatment, what will happen during your treatment, how many treatments you will need, and what will happen after your treatments are finished. The phone number for the Patient Line at the QEII Cancer Centre is given.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: NSH Central Zone Radiation Team
- Pamphlet Number
- 4026
Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy : A Comprehensive Guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44471
Daniel M. Trifiletti, Samuel T. Chao, Arjun Sahgal, Jason P. Sheehan, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2019.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book is a comprehensive review of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT): its physics, clinical evidence, indications, and future directions. The utilization of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is increasing internationally because of several factors. First, it offers patients a local treatment option that has demonstrated effectiveness similar to traditional surgery without the morbidity of general anest…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Trifiletti, Daniel M.
- Chao, Samuel T.
- Sahgal, Arjun
- Sheehan, Jason P.
- Responsibility
- Daniel M. Trifiletti, Samuel T. Chao, Arjun Sahgal, Jason P. Sheehan, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 435 p.) : 131 illus., 111 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030169244
- 9783030169237 (Print ed.)
- 9783030169251 (Print ed.)
- 9783030169268 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Neoplasms - surgery
- Radiosurgery - methods
- Stereotaxic Techniques
- Specialty
- Radiotherapy
- Surgical Oncology
- Abstract
- This book is a comprehensive review of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT): its physics, clinical evidence, indications, and future directions. The utilization of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is increasing internationally because of several factors. First, it offers patients a local treatment option that has demonstrated effectiveness similar to traditional surgery without the morbidity of general anesthesia and open surgical resection. Second, recent advancements in the quality of scientific evidence supporting a SRS or SBRT-containing approach in patients continues to evolve and demonstrate favorable disease-specific outcomes with little, if any, toxicity in various anatomic disease sites and for various conditions including cancer, benign tumors, and other psychiatric and neurologic conditions. Third, and most provocatively, is the notion that definitive local therapy (i.e. SRS or SBRT) in patients with cancer can boost the immune system to fight cancer in other sites throughout the body. While traditional medical knowledge would suggest that all patients with metastatic cancer are incurable, there is a mounting body of evidence that there is a subset of these patients that can be cured with definitive SRS or SBRT. This volume thus delves into each of these benefits and aspects of treatment, guiding physicians to the best treatment plan for their patients. Expert, international authors provide guidelines for SRS and SBRT use by clinicians. Chapters are divided into six main sections: Radiobiology of Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy, Intracranial Radiosurgery Technique, Intracranial Radiosurgery by Indication, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Technique, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy by Indication, The Future of Radiosurgery and SBRT. Overall physics are explained, as well as specific considerations for particular surgical tools (including the Leksell Gamma Knife and Accuray CyberKnife), techniques (including fractionated and charged particle radiosurgery), and anatomic sites (including brain metastases, pituitary tumors, and the prostate). Detailed images and charts enhance the chapters. This book provides physicians with a single, practical resource incorporating both of these broad categories of treatment, SRS and SBRT, and better defines the current role and the direction of radiosurgery.
- Contents
- Part I. Radiobiology of Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy -- Vascular-Mediated Mechanisms and SRS/SBRT -- Radio-Immunology of Ablative Radiation -- Rationale for Fractionated SRS and Single SRS Session Approaches -- Part II. Intracranial Radiosurgery Technique -- Physics of Radiosurgery -- Leksell Gamma Knife Radiosurgery -- CyberKnife Robotic Stereotactic Radiosurgery -- Linear Accelerator-Based Radiosurgery: Technique -- Fractionated Radiosurgery -- Charged-Particle Proton Radiosurgery -- Part III. Intracranial Radiosurgery by Indication -- Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases -- Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Pituitary Adenoma -- Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Meningioma -- Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations -- Radiosurgical Management of Trigeminal Neuralgia -- Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas -- Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Glial Tumors -- Part IV. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Technique -- Physics of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy -- Immobilization for SBRT: A Crucial Prerequisite Toward Accurate Treatment -- Motion Management in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy -- Charged Particle Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy -- Part V. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy by Indication -- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Primary Lung Cancer -- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Lung Metastases -- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Spinal Tumors -- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Gastrointestinal Cancers -- SAbR for Primary Prostate Cancer -- Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SAbR) for Primary Renal Cell Carcinoma -- Head and Neck Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy -- Pediatric Radiosurgery -- Part VI. The Future of Radiosurgery and SBRT -- Patient Selection in SBRT and SRS -- SRS and SBRT Complications and Management -- SRS and SBRT Integration with Supportive Care -- Targeted Agents and Immunotherapy -- Diagnostic Imaging Advances -- Comparative Effectiveness of SBRT.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
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…
- Available Online
- 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
Treating Tumors that Move with Respiration
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat28312
edited by Harold C. Urschel, John J. Kresl, James D. Luketich, Lech Papiez, Robert D. Timmerman, Raymond A. Schulz.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer-Verlag
, c2007.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Urschel, Harold C
- Responsibility
- edited by Harold C. Urschel, John J. Kresl, James D. Luketich, Lech Papiez, Robert D. Timmerman, Raymond A. Schulz
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Date of Publication
- c2007
- Series Title
- Robotic radiosurgery
- ISBN
- 9783540698869
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Abdominal Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Lung Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Radiosurgery - methods
- Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted - methods
- Respiratory Mechanics
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Radiotherapy
- Oncology
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Tumors of the Central Nervous System. Volume 11, Pineal, Pituitary, and Spinal Tumors
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39671
M.A. Hayat, editor.
--Dordrecht:
Springer Netherlands
, c2014.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Like the ten preceding volumes in the series Tumors of the Central Nervous System, this book is distinguished for its comprehensive approach, its distinguished roster of some 93 contributors representing 8 different countries and its embrace of leading-edge technology and methods. Volume 11: Pineal, Pituitary, and Spinal Tumors concentrates on the diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of four types of tumors, namely Glioblastoma, Meningioma, Schwannoma and Spinal Tumors. The book offers an in-depth …
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- Other Authors
- Hayat, M.A
- Responsibility
- M.A. Hayat, editor
- Place of Publication
- Dordrecht
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xlv, 371 p. : 56 illus., 37 illus. in color)
- Series Vol.
- v. 11
- Series Title
- Tumors of the central nervous system
- ISBN
- 9789400770379
- 9789400770362 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2215-096X
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Brain neoplasms
- Central Nervous System Neoplasms
- Glioblastoma
- Meningioma
- Neurilemmoma
- Radiosurgery
- Spinal Cord Neoplasms
- Abstract
- Like the ten preceding volumes in the series Tumors of the Central Nervous System, this book is distinguished for its comprehensive approach, its distinguished roster of some 93 contributors representing 8 different countries and its embrace of leading-edge technology and methods. Volume 11: Pineal, Pituitary, and Spinal Tumors concentrates on the diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of four types of tumors, namely Glioblastoma, Meningioma, Schwannoma and Spinal Tumors. The book offers an in-depth survey of a range of new technologies and their applications to tumor diagnosis, treatment and therapy assessment. The contributors explain in thorough detail a range of current and newly developed imaging methods, including molecular imaging and PET scan. Also covered is molecular profiling of brain tumors to select therapy in clinical trials of brain tumors. Discussion includes a review of such surgical treatments as resection and the application of non-invasive stereotactic radiosurgery for treating high-risk patients with brain metastasis. Additional discussion is devoted to tumor seeding.
- Contents
- Part I. Imaging -- An introduction to brain tumor imaging -- Molecular imaging of brain tumors -- Use of 11c-4dst-pet for imaging of human brain tumors -- Part II. Glioma and glioblastoma -- Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging-based tractography for glioma surgery -- Angiocentric glioma, pilomyxoid astrocytoma, and Pituicytoma: new entities in the World Health Organization classification -- Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas in children: treatment (an Update) -- Gliomatosis cerebri: implications of genetic findings -- Impact of bevacizumab chemotherapy on glioblastomas -- Glioblastoma microvesicles transport rna and proteins Promoting tumor growth -- Microrna in the pathophysiology of glioblastoma -- Surgical management of incidental low-grade gliomas -- Part III. Stereotactic radiosurgery -- Stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of brain metastases -- Local control of low-volume brain metastases using stereotactic radiosurgery -- Tumor seeding after stereotactic brain biopsy -- Intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery in high risk patients with metastases from radioresistant primary tumors -- Brain metastases: treatment with stereotactic iodine-125 brachytherapy -- Stereotactic radiosurgery for skull base meningiomas -- Part IV. Spinal cord tumors -- Pediatric spinal cord tumors -- Radiosurgery for intramedullary spinal cord tumors -- Novalis spinal radiosurgery -- Etiology and outcomes of pediatric spinal cord tumors -- Part V. Meningioma -- Selection of elderly meningioma patients for surgery using a Clinical-radiological grading system as a predictor of outcome -- Cranial meningioma in neurofibromatosis type 2 patients: role of mutations -- Classification of meningioma using immunogenic antigens -- Treatment of benign meningiomas using radiosurgery -- Necrotic rhabdoid meningiomas: histopathological diagnosis -- Part VI. Schwannomas -- Multiple schwannomas: diagnosis and treatment -- Treatment of patients with vestibular schwanommas using gamma knife radiosurgery -- Schwannomas in the craniocervical region: complete surgical removal -- Cranial base surgery of hypoglossal schwannomas.
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- e-Book
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