Main description:

This book is unique in detailing in depth the technological basis of radiation therapy. Compared with the previous edition, all chapters have been rewritten and updated. In addition, new chapters have been included on various topics, including the use of imaging in treatment planning, second malignant neoplasms due to irradiation, and quality assurance in radiation oncology. The book is divided into two sections. The first covers basic concepts in treatment planning and explains the various approaches to radiation therapy. The second part documents the practical clinical applications of these concepts in the treatment of different cancers.

Contents:

Basic Concepts in Treatment Planning: Modeling Therapeutic Ratios for Different Fractionation Schedules.- Malignant Tumors Following Irradiation.- Clinical Principles and Applications of Chemoirradiation.- Imaging in Radiation Therapy.- Physics of Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology.- The Simul. Process in the Determination and Definition of the Treatment Volume and Treatment Planning.- Electron Beam Therapy.- Treatment Aids for External Beam Radiotherapy.- 3-D Planning and Conformal Therapy.- Intensity Modul. Radiation Therapy.- Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy.- Physics of Brachytherapy.- Radiobiological Clinical Applications of Low and High Dose Rate Brachytherapy.- Quality Assurance in Radiation Oncology. Practical Clinical Applications: CNS Tumors.- Head, Neck and Breast Cancer, Esophagus; Lung Cancer.- Cancers of the Colon, Rectum, Anus, Bladder.- Low-Dose Rate-Brachytherapy for Carc. of the Cervix.- Technical Aspects of Radiation Therapy for Endom. Carcinoma.- Carc. of the Vulva and Vagina.- Prostate and Testicular Cancer.- Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma in Adults.- Total Body Irradiation in Conditioning Regimens for Bone Marrow Transplantation.- Hodgkin's Disease.- Techn. for Intravascular Brachytherapy