Advances in Radiation Oncology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41714
Jeffrey Y.C. Wong, Timothy E. Schultheiss, Eric H. Radany.
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Springer
, 2017.
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This book concisely reviews important advances in radiation oncology, providing practicing radiation oncologists with a fundamental understanding of each topic and an appreciation of its significance for the future of radiation oncology. It explores in detail the impact of newer imaging modalities, such as multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) using fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and other novel agents, which deliver improved visualization of the phys…
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- Wong, Jeffrey Y.C.
- Schultheiss, Timothy E.
- Radany, Eric H.
- Responsibility
- Jeffrey Y.C. Wong, Timothy E. Schultheiss, Eric H. Radany
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 271 pages) : 48 illus., 40 illus. in color
- Series Vol.
- 172
- Series Title
- Cancer treatment and research
- ISBN
- 9783319532356
- 9783319532332 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 0927-3042
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Radiation Oncology - methods
- Radioimmunotherapy - methods
- Radiotherapy, Image-Guided - methods
- Abstract
- This book concisely reviews important advances in radiation oncology, providing practicing radiation oncologists with a fundamental understanding of each topic and an appreciation of its significance for the future of radiation oncology. It explores in detail the impact of newer imaging modalities, such as multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) using fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and other novel agents, which deliver improved visualization of the physiologic and phenotypic features of a given cancer, helping oncologists to provide more targeted radiotherapy and assess the response. Due consideration is also given to how advanced technologies for radiation therapy delivery have created new treatment options for patients with localized and metastatic disease, highlighting the increasingly important role of image-guided radiotherapy in treating systemic and oligometastatic disease. Further topics include the potential value of radiotherapy in enhancing immunotherapy thanks to the broader immune-stimulatory effects, how cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment influence response, and the application of mathematical and systems biology methods to radiotherapy.
- Contents
- Use of Multi-parametric MRI in Radiotherapy -- MRI Guided Radiotherapy -- MRI Guided Focused Ultrasound and Thermal Oncology -- Use of PET and Novel Molecular Imaging in IGRT -- The Impact of IGRT on Normal Tissue Toxicity -- Image Guided Brachytherapy -- Hypofractionated IGRT for the treatment of primary cancers -- SBRT and the treatment of oligometastatic disease -- Molecular and image guided systemic targeted radiotherapy -- Integrating Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy -- Biomarkers and Radiotherapy -- Application of Mathematical and Systems Biology to Radiotherapy -- The Importance of Cancer Stem Cells in Radiotherapy -- Targeting DNA repair mechanisms in radiotherapy.
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Handbook of Image-Guided Brachytherapy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41530
Jyoti Mayadev, Stanley H. Benedict, Mitchell Kamrava, editors.
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Springer
, 2017.
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This handbook provides a clinically relevant, succinct, and comprehensive overview of image-guided brachytherapy. Throughout the last decade, the utility of image guidance in brachytherapy has increased to enhance procedural development, treatment planning, and radiation delivery in an effort to optimize safety and clinical outcomes. Organized into two parts, the book discusses physics and radiobiology principles of brachytherapy as well as clinical applications of image-guided brachytherapy fo…
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- Mayadev, Jyoti
- Benedict, Stanley H
- Kamrava, Mitchell
- Responsibility
- Jyoti Mayadev, Stanley H. Benedict, Mitchell Kamrava, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 622 pages) : 209 illus., 151 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319448275
- 9783319448251 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Brachytherapy
- Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Radiotherapy, Image-Guided
- Abstract
- This handbook provides a clinically relevant, succinct, and comprehensive overview of image-guided brachytherapy. Throughout the last decade, the utility of image guidance in brachytherapy has increased to enhance procedural development, treatment planning, and radiation delivery in an effort to optimize safety and clinical outcomes. Organized into two parts, the book discusses physics and radiobiology principles of brachytherapy as well as clinical applications of image-guided brachytherapy for various disease sites (central nervous system, eye, head and neck, breast, lung, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, gynecologic, sarcoma, and skin). It also describes the incorporation of imaging techniques such as CT, MRI, and ultrasound into brachytherapy procedures and planning. Featuring procedural and anesthesia care, extensive images, contouring examples, treatment planning techniques, and dosimetry for the comprehensive treatment for each disease site, Handbook of Image-Guided Brachytherapy is a valuable resource for practicing radiation oncologists, physicists, dosimetrists, residents, and medical students.
- Contents
- Part I: Radiobiology and Physics of Image-Guided Brachytherapy -- Radiobiology of Brachytherapy -- General Physics Principles in Brachytherapy -- Treatment Delivery Technology for Brachytherapy -- Image Guidance Systems for Brachytherapy -- Quality Assurance in Brachytherapy -- Part II: Clinical Applications of Image-Guided Brachytherapy -- Anesthesia and Procedural Care for Brachytherapy -- Breast Brachytherapy -- Eye Plaque Brachytherapy -- Head and Neck Brachytherapy -- Gastrointestinal Brachytherapy: Esophageal Cancer -- Gastrointestinal Brachytherapy: Anal and Rectal Cancer -- Image Guided LDR Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer -- High Dose Rate Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer -- Gynecologic Cancer and HDR Brachytherapy: Cervical, Endometrial, Vaginal, Vulva -- Skin Brachytherapy -- Sarcoma and HDR Brachytherapy: Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma -- Image Guided BrachyAblation (IGBA) for Liver Metastases and Primary Liver Cancers -- Central Nervous System Brachytherapy -- Lung Brachytherapy -- Appendix A: Consent Forms -- Appendix B: Brachytherapy Quality Assurance Checklists.
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- e-Book
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- Handbook
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- Online
Image-Guided Interventions in Oncology : An Interdisciplinary Approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45620
Christos Georgiades, Hyun S. Kim, editors.
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Springer
, c2020.
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This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive primer on image-guided interventions for cancer. Image-guided interventional oncology is gaining popularity as it is a minimally invasive and more precisely targeted approach that both proves more effective and results in fewer side effects. This book’s aim is to provide a clinical guide to interventional oncology for the entire oncology team. Chapters are approached with the same interdisciplinary perspective that is used in the care itself, w…
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- Georgiades, Christos
- Kim, Hyun S.
- Responsibility
- Christos Georgiades, Hyun S. Kim, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 397 p.) : 114 illus., 43 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030487676
- 9783030487669 (Print ed.)
- 9783030487683 (Print ed.)
- 9783030487690 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Radiotherapy, Image-Guided
- Surgical Oncology
- Specialty
- Radiotherapy
- Surgical Oncology
- Abstract
- This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive primer on image-guided interventions for cancer. Image-guided interventional oncology is gaining popularity as it is a minimally invasive and more precisely targeted approach that both proves more effective and results in fewer side effects. This book’s aim is to provide a clinical guide to interventional oncology for the entire oncology team. Chapters are approached with the same interdisciplinary perspective that is used in the care itself, with each chapter written by an interventional radiologist with contributions from medical, surgical and/or radiation oncologists. Chapters cover the major cancers that can benefit from interventional oncology treatment (including lung, liver, kidney, and bone), as well as some of the physics and physiology behind these interventional modalities. This is an ideal guide for interventional radiologists, medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, as well as relevant trainees.
- Contents
- 1. Physics/Physiology of Ablation Modalities -- 2. Physics/Physiology of Radioembolization -- 3. Physics/Physiology of Transarterial Chemoembolization & Drug Eluting Beads -- 4. Primary Lung Cancer -- 5. Secondary Lung Cancer -- 6. Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Western Experience -- 7. Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Eastern Experience -- 8. Intra-Hepatic Cholangiocarcinoma -- 9. Colorectal Cancer: Liver Metastatic Disease -- 10. Neuroendocrine Neoplasms -- 11. Renal Cell Carcinoma -- 12. Bone metastatic disease -- 13. Breast Cancer -- 14. Thyroid Cancer -- 15. Soft Tissue Sarcoma (STS) -- 16. The Role of Interventional Oncology in the Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma -- 17. Pancreatic Cancer -- 18. Image Guided Biopsy/Liquid Biopsy -- 19. Tumor Profiling -- 20. Imaging Findings Following Locoregional Cancer Therapies -- 21. Immune Modulation in Interventional Oncology.
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- e-Book
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Image guided prostate cancer treatments
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33769
Robert L. Bard, Jurgen J. Fütterer, Dan Sperling, editors.
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Springer
, c2014.
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Image-Guided Prostate Cancer Treatments is a comprehensive reference and practical guide on the technology and application of ultrasound and MRI in the male pelvis, with special attention to the prostate. The book is organized into three main sections, the first of which is devoted to general aspects of imaging and image-guided treatments. The second section provides a systematic overview of the application of ultrasound and MRI to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the lower urinary tr…
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- Bard, Robert Laurence
- Fütterer, Jurgen J
- Sperling, Dan
- Responsibility
- Robert L. Bard, Jurgen J. Fütterer, Dan Sperling, editors
- Place of Publication
- Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 268 pages)
- ISBN
- 9783642404290 (electronic bk.)
- 9783642404283
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
- Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy
- Radiotherapy, Image-Guided
- Therapy, Computer-Assisted
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Prostate - Cancer - Treatment
- Prostate - Cancer - Imaging
- Image-guided radiation therapy
- Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy
- Radiotherapy, Image-Guided - therapy
- Imaging - Radiology
- Ultrasound
- Oncology
- Abstract
- Image-Guided Prostate Cancer Treatments is a comprehensive reference and practical guide on the technology and application of ultrasound and MRI in the male pelvis, with special attention to the prostate. The book is organized into three main sections, the first of which is devoted to general aspects of imaging and image-guided treatments. The second section provides a systematic overview of the application of ultrasound and MRI to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the lower urinary tract. Performance of the ultrasound and MRI studies is explained, and the normal and abnormal pathological anatomy is reviewed. Correlation with the ultrasound in the same plane is provided to assist in understanding the MRI sequences. Biopsy and interventional procedures, ultrasound-MRI fusion techniques, and image-guided therapies, including focused ultrasound, photodynamic therapy, microwave and laser ablation, are all fully covered. The third section focuses on securing treatment effectiveness and the use of follow-up imaging to ensure therapeutic success and detect tumor recurrence at an early stage, which is vital given that prompt focal treatment of recurrence is very successful. Here, particular attention is paid to the role of Doppler ultrasound and DCE-MRI technologies. This book, containing a wealth of high-quality illustrations based on high-end equipment, will acquaint beginners with the basics of prostate ultrasound and MRI, while more advanced practitioners will learn new skills, means of avoiding pitfalls, and ways of effectively relating the imaging and image-guided treatments to the clinical situation.
- Contents
- Part I. Basic Principles -- 1. Current Scope of Prostate Cancer -- 2. Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging of the Prostate -- 3. Advanced Ultrasound: Prostate Elastography and Photoacoustic Imaging -- 4. Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Prostate Cancer -- 5. Power Doppler Imaging of Prostate Cancer -- 6. Doppler Histogram Vessel Density Analysis -- 7. MR Imaging of the Prostate -- 8. MR Imaging Localization of Prostate Tumors -- 9. Diffusion-Weighted Whole-Body Imaging: Tumor Staging Applications -- 10. MRI-Guided Biopsy -- 11. MRI-Ultrasound Fusion Imaging -- Part II. Clinical Applications -- 12. Clinical Applications of Ultrasound, Doppler Ultrasound, MRI, and DCE-MRI -- 13. Intraprostatic Cancer -- 14. Focal Tumors: Extraprostatic -- 15. Metastatic Disease -- 16. Diagnosing, Treating, and Reversing Prostate Cancers with Hormonal and Nutritional Intervention -- 17. Imaging Detection of Regression and Recurrence -- Part III. Advanced Image Guided Procedures -- 18. Laser Principles -- 19. Focal Laser Ablation of the Prostate -- 20. Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer Using Irreversible Electroporation -- 21. Photodynamic Therapy -- 22. High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer.
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- e-Book
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Image-Guided Stereotactic Radiosurgery : High-Precision, Non-invasive Treatment of Solid Tumors
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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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- Online
MRI for Radiotherapy : Planning, Delivery, and Response Assessment
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44352
Gary Liney, Uulke van der Heide, editors.
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Springer
, c2019.
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This book provides, for the first time, a unified approach to the application of MRI in radiotherapy that incorporates both a physics and a clinical perspective. Readers will find detailed information and guidance on the role of MRI in all aspects of treatment, from dose planning, with or without CT, through to response assessment. Extensive coverage is devoted to the latest technological developments and emerging options. These include hybrid MRI treatment systems, such as MRI-Linac and proton…
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- Liney, Gary
- van der Heide, Uulke
- Responsibility
- Gary Liney, Uulke van der Heide, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 210 p.) : 89 illus., 73 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030144425
- 9783030144418 (Print ed.)
- 9783030144432 (Print ed.)
- 9783030144449 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Radiotherapy, Image-Guided
- Specialty
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Radiotherapy
- Abstract
- This book provides, for the first time, a unified approach to the application of MRI in radiotherapy that incorporates both a physics and a clinical perspective. Readers will find detailed information and guidance on the role of MRI in all aspects of treatment, from dose planning, with or without CT, through to response assessment. Extensive coverage is devoted to the latest technological developments and emerging options. These include hybrid MRI treatment systems, such as MRI-Linac and proton-guided systems, which are ushering in an era of real-time MRI guidance. The past decade has witnessed an unprecedented rise in the use of MRI in the radiation treatment of cancer. The development of highly conformal dose delivery techniques has led to a growing need to harness advanced imaging for patient treatment. With its flexible soft tissue contrast and ability to acquire functional information, MRI offers advantages at all stages of treatment. In documenting the state of the art in the field, this book will be of value to a wide range of professionals. The authors are international experts drawn from the scientific committee of the 2017 MR in RT symposium and the faculty of the ESTRO teaching course on imaging for physicists.
- Contents
- Part I. MRI for Planning -- 1. Implementation and Acquisition Protocols -- 2. MRI to CT Image Registration -- 3. Quality Assurance -- 4. Clinical Applications of MRI in Radiotherapy Planning -- Part II. MRI During Treatment -- 5. Functional MR Imaging -- 6. Response Assessment -- 7. Motion Management -- Part III. MRI-Only Radiotherapy -- 8. Challenges and Requirements -- 9. MR-Only Methodology -- Part IV. MRI for Guidance -- 10. MRI Linac Systems -- 11. MRI at the Time of External Beam Treatment -- Part V. Future Direction -- 12. Will We Still Need Radiotherapy in 20 Years? -- 13. Real-Time MRI-Guided Particle Therapy.
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- e-Book
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Radiation Therapy Techniques for Gynecological Cancers : A Comprehensive Practical Guide
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Kevin Albuquerque, Sushil Beriwal, Akila N. Viswanathan, Beth Erickson, editors.
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Springer
, 2019.
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This book is a practical guide to the use of modern radiation therapy techniques in women with gynecological cancers. Step-by-step instruction is provided on simulation, contouring, and treatment planning and delivery for cancers of the cervix, endometrium, vagina, and vulva. Beyond external beam radiation delivery, full details are presented on three-dimensional brachytherapy at all sites for which it is applicable. Moreover, in-depth guidance is offered on the various advanced techniques of r…
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- Albuquerque, Kevin
- Beriwal, Sushil
- Viswanathan, Akila N.
- Erickson, Beth
- Responsibility
- Kevin Albuquerque, Sushil Beriwal, Akila N. Viswanathan, Beth Erickson, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 276 p.) : 106 illus., 96 illus. in color
- Series
- Practical Guides in Radiation Oncology
- Series Title
- Practical guides in radiation oncology
- ISBN
- 9783030014438
- 9783030014421 (Print ed.)
- 9783030014445 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2522-5715
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Genital Neoplasms, Female - radiotherapy
- Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods
- Radiotherapy, Image-Guided
- Specialty
- Gynecology
- Medical Oncology
- Radiotherapy
- Abstract
- This book is a practical guide to the use of modern radiation therapy techniques in women with gynecological cancers. Step-by-step instruction is provided on simulation, contouring, and treatment planning and delivery for cancers of the cervix, endometrium, vagina, and vulva. Beyond external beam radiation delivery, full details are presented on three-dimensional brachytherapy at all sites for which it is applicable. Moreover, in-depth guidance is offered on the various advanced techniques of radiation delivery, including intensity-modulated radiation therapy, image guidance for external beam and brachytherapy, and stereotactic body radiotherapy. Radiation therapy is a critical component of the multidisciplinary management of gynecological tumors. With modern technology, both external beam radiation and brachytherapy can be delivered in a highly conformal way. This requires precise contouring and accurate planning techniques. In clearly describing the indications for and the delivery of quality radiation therapy for gynecological tumors, this book will benefit radiation oncologists, medical physicists, medical dosimetrists, radiation therapists, and radiotherapy residents.
- Contents
- 1. CT and MRI Simulation for Radiation Planning -- 2. Anatomy and Target Delineation: Adjuvant and Definitive Radiation Therapy for Cervix Cancer -- 3. Anatomy and Target Delineation: Definitive and Postoperative Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in Uterine Cancer -- 4. Anatomy and Target Delineation: Definitive and Postoperative Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in Vulvar Cancer - 5. 3D Planning -- 6. Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy and Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy -- 7. Imaging in the Management of Gynecologic Cancers -- 8. Intracavitary Brachytherapy: Definitive, Preoperative, and Adjuvant (Cervix, Uterine, and Vaginal) -- 9. Interstitial Brachytherapy - Definitive and Adjuvant -- 10. Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy and Other Newer Treatment Delivery Techniques for Gynecologic Cancers.
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- Online
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy : Principles and Practices
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39483
Yasushi Nagata, editor.
--Tokyo:
Springer Japan
, c2015.
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This book serves as a practical guide for the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy in clinics. On the basis of more than 10 years of clinical experience with lung cancer, liver cancer and other cancers, a remarkable volume of knowledge has been accumulated. At the same time, great progress in techniques has been achieved. Various new fixing apparatuses, new respiratory regulation techniques, new dose fractionation schedules and new image-guided radiation therapy machines have been develop…
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- Nagata, Yasushi
- Responsibility
- Yasushi Nagata, editor
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 254 p. : 76 illus., 55 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9784431548836
- 9784431548829 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Radiotherapy, Image-Guided - methods
- Stereotaxic techniques
- Abstract
- This book serves as a practical guide for the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy in clinics. On the basis of more than 10 years of clinical experience with lung cancer, liver cancer and other cancers, a remarkable volume of knowledge has been accumulated. At the same time, great progress in techniques has been achieved. Various new fixing apparatuses, new respiratory regulation techniques, new dose fractionation schedules and new image-guided radiation therapy machines have been developed. This book reviews the history of those developments and reports on various types of toxicities. Review of recent clinical studies is also included. The authors were key members of the JCOG 0403 clinical trials on stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for both inoperable and operableT1N0M0 primary lung cancer. Readers will learn of the superior outcomes obtained with SBRT for lung cancer and other cancers in terms of local control and toxicities. With its practical focus, this book will benefit radiation oncologists, medical physicists, medical dosimetrists, radiation therapists and senior nurses as well as medical oncologists and surgical oncologists who are interested in radiotherapy.
- Contents
- Part I. Introduction -- 1. Introduction and History of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) -- Part II. Basic Principles -- 2. Radiobiology of SBRT -- 3. Physics -- 4. Techniques -- 5. Quality Assurance (QA) -- Part III. Clinical Applications -- 6. Fixation -- 7. Respiratory motion management -- 8. Dose Prescription and Calculation -- 9. Treatment Planning -- 10. Verification of Target localization -- Part IV. Lung Cancer -- 11. Japanese Experiences -- 12. International Experience -- 13. Toxicity and Treatment Evaluation -- Part V. Liver Cancer -- 14. Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma; HCC) -- Part VI. Other Indications -- 15. Other Indications -- Part VII. Development of Machines -- 16. Development and Clinical Application of Vero4DRT System -- 17. Real time tracking radiotherapy (RTRT) system -- 18. Others: Four-dimensional Cone-Beam CT during SBRT -- Part VIII. Future Perspectives -- 19. Future of Stereotactic Irradiation: Dose Composition Radiotherapy (DCRT).
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- e-Book
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