Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology

Cover
Title Page
Editors
Copyright
Dedication
Contributors
Preface
In Memoriam
Acknowledgments
Contents
SECTION I Overview and Basic Science of Radiation Oncology
1. The Discipline of Radiation Oncology
BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY
PART A: Cancer Biology
REFERENCES
4. Molecular Pathophysiology of Tumors
5. SMART Radiotherapy
PART B: Medical Radiation Physics
7. Photon External-Beam Dosimetry and Treatment Planning
8. Electron Beam Therapy Dosimetry, Treatment Planning, and Techniques
9. Conformal Radiation Therapy Physics, Treatment Planning, and Clinical Aspects
10. Physics and Dosimetry of Proton Therapy
11. Intensity-Modulated Radiation Treatment Techniques and Clinical Applications
12. Image-Guided Radiation Therapy
SECTION II Techniques, Modalities, and Modifiers in Radiation Oncology
13. Altered Fractionation Schedules
14. Late Effects and QUANTEC
Penile Bulb
15. Methodology of Clinical Trials
16. Stem Cell Transplantation and Total-Body Irradiation
17. Stereotactic Radiosurgery
18. Stereotactic Irradiation of Tumors Outside the Central Nervous System
19. Stereotactic Radiation Therapy Techniques
20. Intraoperative Radiotherapy
21. Proton Therapy
22. Neutron Therapy and Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
23. Carbon Ions
24. Patient Positioning Methods: Immobilization, Stabilization, andMonitoring
25. Physics and Biology of Brachytherapy
Modern Developments in Interstitial Brachytherapy
26. Clinical Applications of Brachytherapy: Low Dose Rate and Pulsed Dose Rate
27. The Physics and Dosimetry of High Dose Rate Brachytherapy
28. Clinical Aspects and Applications of High Dose Rate Brachytherapy
29. Radioimmunotherapy and Unsealed Radionuclide Therapy
30. Radiation Therapy and the Immune System
31. Photodynamic Therapy
32. Reirradiation
33. Global Radiation Oncology
34. Chemical Modifiers of Radiation Response
35. Oncologic Imaging and Oncologic Anatomy
36. Basic Concepts of Chemotherapy and Irradiation Interaction
CONCLUDING REMARKS
SECTION III Clinical Radiation Oncology
PART A: Skin
PART B: Central Nervous System
Hemangioblastoma and Hemangiopericytoma
39. Pituitary Gland Cancer
40. Spinal Canal
PART C: Head and Neck
42. Ear
43. Locally Advanced Squamous Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
44. Nasopharynx
Second Malignancies
45. Cancer of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses
46. Salivary Glands
47. Oral Cavity
48. Oropharynx
49. Hypopharynx
50. Laryngeal Cancer
51. Unusual Nonepithelial Tumors of the Head and Neck
Chemotherapy
52. Neck Cancer Including Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
53. Thyroid Cancer
PART D: Thorax
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
55. Mediastinum and Trachea
CONCLUSION
56. Esophageal Cancer
57. Tumors of the Heart, Pericardium, and Great Vessels
PART E: Breast
59. Breast Cancer: Early Stage
Additional Experiences with Breast-Conserving Surgery Plus Radiation Therapy
Patients with More than One Invasive Carcinoma (Multicentric Disease)
CONCLUSION
60. Breast Cancer: Locally Advanced, Part 1
61. Breast Cancer: Locally Advanced, Part 2
PART F: Gastrointestinal
63. Pancreatic Cancer
64. Cancer of the Liver and Hepatobiliary Tract
65. Cancer of the Colon and Rectum
66. Anal Cancer
PART G: Urinary Tract
68. Bladder Cancer
PART H: Male Genitourinary
Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy: Acute and Late Toxicity
70. Management of Intermediate- and High-Risk Prostate Cancer: What Do We Know?
71. Testicular Cancer
72
PART I: Gynecologic
Nonrandomized Studies of Chemotherapy andIrradiation
Late Sequelae: Overall
74. Endometrial Cancer
75. Ovarian and Fallopian Tube Cancer
76. Vaginal Cancer
77. Female Urethra
78. Carcinoma of the Vulva
PART J: Adrenal and Retroperitoneal Tumors
80. Adrenal Cancer
PART K: Lymphoma and Hematologic Tumors
82. Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas
83. Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas
84. Leukemia
85. Plasma Cell Myeloma and Plasmacytoma
PART L: Bone aand Soft Tissue
87. Soft Tissue Sarcoma (Excluding Retroperitoneum)
PART M: Pediatric
89. Wilms Tumor
90. Neuroblastoma
91. Rhabdomyosarcoma
92. Ewing Tumor
93. Lymphomas in Children
94. Unusual Tumors in Children
PART N: Benign Diseases
SECTION IV Palliative and Supportive Care
96. Palliation of Brain and Spinal Cord Metastases
97. Palliation of Bone Metastases
98. Palliation of Visceral Recurrences and Metastases and Treatment of Oligometastatic Disease
99. Cancer Pain: Assessment and Management
100. Palliative and Supportive Care
SECTION V Economics, Education, Ethics, and Technology Assessment
101. Technology Assessment, Outcome Analysis Research, Comparative Effectiveness, and Evidence-Based Radiation Oncology
REFERENCES
103. Radiation Oncology Education
104. Ethics, Professional Values, and Legal Considerations in Radiation Oncology
105. Health Economics and Health Policy
Index
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