Robotic Radiosurgery Treating Prostate Cancer and Related Genitourinary Applications (eBook)

Lee E. Ponsky, Donald B. Fuller, Robert M. Meier, Charlie Ma (Herausgeber)

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2011 | 2012
XX, 245 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-11495-3 (ISBN)

Infos

The treatment of prostate cancer continues to be problematic owing to serious side-effects, including erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence. Robotic radiosurgery offers a novel, rapid, non-invasive outpatient treatment option that combines robotics, advanced image-guided spatial positioning, and motion detection with submillimeter precision. This book examines all aspects of the treatment of prostate cancer with robotic radiosurgery. It explains how image-guided robotic radiosurgery overcomes the problem of patient motion during radiation therapy by continuously identifying the precise location of the prostate tumor throughout the course of treatment. Hypofractionated radiation delivery by means of robotic radiosurgery systems is also discussed in detail. The book closes by examining 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.

Inhalt

Section 1: Introduction to Radiosurgery as a Multidisciplinary Practice.-Section 2: Historical and Current Prostate Cancer Issues.- Section 3: Prostate Motion.- Section 4: Hypofractionated Radiation Deliver.- Section 5: Emerging Applications. 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.11.2011
• Zusatzinfo: XX, 245 p. 55 illus., 39 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Radiologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Urologie
• Schlagworte: CyberKnife • genitourinary cancers • image-guided robotic radiosurgery • Prostate Cancer • stereotactic body radiotherapy
• ISBN-10: 3-642-11495-4 / 3642114954
• ISBN-13: 978-3-642-11495-3 / 9783642114953