Interventional Radiation Therapy: Techniques — Brachytherapy

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Principles of Combining External Beam and Brachytherapy....Pages 3-5
Fundamentals in Radiobiology....Pages 7-24
Fundamentals in Physics....Pages 25-33
Brachytherapy Techniques....Pages 35-51
High and Low Dose Rate Remote Afterloading: A Critical Comparison....Pages 53-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Basic Pinciples of Brachycurietherapy of Brain Tumors....Pages 61-66
Imaging-Stereotaxic Implantation of Radionuclides in Intracranial Tumors (Curietherapy and Brachycurietherapy)....Pages 67-79
Experimental Dose Effects After Permanent and Temporary Interstitial Irradiation of the Brain....Pages 81-84
Fractionated Afterloading Therapy in the Treatment of Malignant, Inoperable Brain Tumors....Pages 85-88
External Stereotactic Focal Irradiation....Pages 89-94
External Stereotactic Focal Irradiation of Arteriovenous Malformations by a Routinely Used Linear Accelerator....Pages 95-99
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Results After Brachytherapy Using 106 Ru/ l06 Rh Plaques for Choroidal Melanomas....Pages 103-111
Choroidal Melanoma: Role of Brachytherapy in Management....Pages 113-122
Experience with High-Dose β-Irradiation ( 106 Ru/ 106 Rh) of Choroidal Melanomas....Pages 123-127
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Classification of Oral Cavity and Oropharynx Carcinomas....Pages 131-132
Interstitial Radiotherapy of Oral Cavity and Oropharynx Carcinomas (Paris Technique)....Pages 133-144
Interstitial Brachytherapy in Head and Neck Tumors....Pages 145-152
Manual Afterloading in Brachytherapy (Endocurietherapy with 192 Ir Wires and Needles)....Pages 153-157
Temporary and Permanent Brachytherapy in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer — The Erlangen Experience....Pages 159-167
 198 Au Implantation of Carcinoma of the Mobile Tongue....Pages 169-176
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Brachycurietherapy in Breast Cancer....Pages 179-185
Interstitial Boost Irradiation: Indications, Technique, Complications....Pages 187-190
Interstitial Boost Irradiation Technique and Dosage....Pages 191-198
Iridium-192 Afterloading for Boosting the Tumor Bed....Pages 199-204
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
Carcinomas of the Anal Canal: An Introduction....Pages 207-208
Role of Combined Radiochemotherapy: The Lyon Experience....Pages 209-213
Combination Therapy of Anal Canal Cancer: A Report on External Irradiation with or Without Chemotherapy Followed by Interstitial Iridium 192....Pages 215-219
Radiochemotherapy of Anal Canal Cancer With and Without Interstitial Implants....Pages 221-227
Conservative Treatment of Anal Carcinoma: The Surgeon’s View....Pages 229-232
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Interstitial Irradiation in Prostatic Cancer: Report of 10-Year Results....Pages 235-240
Interstitial Radiotherapy: The Freiburg Experience....Pages 241-244
Cancer of the Prostate: Brachytherapy Techniques....Pages 245-255
Percutaneous Iodine-125 Implantation Guided by Ultrasound....Pages 257-262
Transperineal 125 I Implantation Guided by Ultrasound: Preliminary Results of 150 Cases....Pages 263-267
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
Interventional Radiation Therapy Techniques in Gynecology....Pages 271-278
Technical Aspects of Bladder Dosimetry in Intracavitary Irradiation of Carcinoma of the Cervix....Pages 279-283
Intracavitary High Dose Rate Afterloading Therapy with Iridium-192: Basic Physical Measurements, Dosimetry, and Localisation....Pages 285-290
Present Status and Perspectives of High Dose Rate Afterloading in Gynecologic Malignancies....Pages 291-297
Five- to Seven-Year Results in High Dose Rate Radiation of Cancer of the Cervix....Pages 299-305
Prospective Clinical Trial Concerning High Dose Rate Afterloading Therapy in Cancer of the Cervix and Endometrium....Pages 307-310
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
Comparison Between High Dose Rate Afterloading and Conventional Radium Therapy....Pages 311-317
High Dose Rate Afterloading Compared with Conventional Brachytherapy....Pages 319-331
Low and High Dose Rate Afterloading in Gynecological Malignancies....Pages 333-339
Front Matter....Pages 341-341
Techniques and Clinical Experience of Interstitial Thermoradiotherapy....Pages 343-357
Interstitial and Intraoperative Hyperthermia....Pages 359-363
Interstitial Thermoradiotherapy in the Treatment of Malignant Tumors....Pages 365-369
Experiences with Interstitial Hyperthermia as a Sole Treatment Modality or Combined with Radiotherapy....Pages 371-374
Back Matter....Pages 375-400