Short Course Breast Radiotherapy
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-24386-3 (ISBN)
This comprehensive handbook on the implementation of short course radiotherapy for the treatment of breast cancer is intended as an up-to-date resource for the clinician. The book opens with a series of chapters on underlying principles and diverse relevant topics, including pathologic anatomy of early-stage breast cancer, radiobiology of accelerated breast irradiation, quality assurance and radiation safety, surgical considerations in partial breast irradiation, and impact of oncoplastic surgery on adjuvant radiotherapy. Individual sections are then devoted to hypofractionated whole breast radiotherapy, accelerated partial breast irradiation, and intraoperative radiotherapy. Each section includes details of patient selection, physics, techniques, data, and toxicity. The reader is provided with clear guidance on the appropriate use of accelerated forms of adjuvant radiotherapy for treatment of early-stage breast cancer and on various emerging treatment approaches.
Dr. Arthur is currently Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology , Virginia Commonwealth University. His clinical and research interests include brachytherapy, management of breast and genitourinary malignancies, and soft tissue malignancies. Dr Arthur's primary research interests include clinical studies focusing on the treatment of breast cancer with special interest in the development and use of accelerated treatment for breast cancer. He is a breast committee member of the NRG Oncology national cooperative trial group.
PART I: Accelerated Breast Irradiation: History, Rationale, and Controversies.- Pathologic Anatomy of Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Defining the Target.- The Radiobiology of Accelerated Breast Irradiation.- Quality Assurance and Radiation Safety/Medical Events.- Surgical Considerations in Partial Breast Irradiation.- Impact of Oncoplastic Surgery on adjuvant XRT.- Comparison of true cost between modalities in a changing health care system.- PART II: Hypofractionated WBI: Patient Selection.- Physics of HWBI.- Treatment History.- PART III: Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: Patient Selection.- Physics of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation.- Interstitial brachytherapy.- Intracavitary brachytherapy.- 3D-Conformal external beam radiotherapy.- PART IV: Intra-operative Radiation Therapy: Patient Selection.- Physics of IORT.- 50 kV Photons: Targeted Intraoperative Radiotherapy (TARGIT).- Intraoperative Technique with Electrons.- PART V: Emerging treatment approaches: Extreme hypofractionation (brachytherapy, Gammapod, UK FAST WBI).- APBI for breast augmentations.- Accuboost.- APBI for in-breast recurrence following WBI.- Preoperative partial breast.- Locoregional Hypofractionation.- PART VI: Hypofractionation for metastatic disease: Stereotactic treatment for Oligometastatic disease.- Hypofractionaton for palliation.
"It is sometimes good to take stock of a situation and of the four major issues in breast radio therapy viz. hypofractionation, partial breast radiation, intraoperative radio therapy and extent of nodal radiation. The first three are comprehensively reviewed in this excellent and well referenced book. ... Overall an excellent book for the shelves of every evidenced base breast radiation oncologist." (Dr. Nick Plowman, RAD Magazine, September, 2016)
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.10.2016 |
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| Zusatzinfo | IX, 501 p. 143 illus., 109 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren | |
| Schlagworte | 3D-Conformal external beam radiotherapy • Accelerated Breast Irradiation • Breast Cancer • Breast Radiation Oncology • Extreme hypofractionation • Interstitial brachytherapy • Medicine • Non-invasice Breast Brachytherapy • Oncology • Partial Breast Irradiation • Pre-operative radiotherapy • Radiaton Oncology • radiotherapy |
| ISBN-10 | 3-319-24386-1 / 3319243861 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-24386-3 / 9783319243863 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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