Stereotactic body radiation therapy / edited by Brian D. Kavanagh, Robert D. Timmerman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kavanagh, Brian D.

Timmerman, Robert D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Radiotherapy.

Cancer.

Stereotaxic techniques.

Radiography, Medical--Positioning.

Radiography, Medical.

Radiotherapy--methods.

Neoplasms--radiotherapy.

Medical Subjects:

Radiotherapy--methods.

Neoplasms--radiotherapy.

Physical Description:

xiii, 159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2005]

Contents:

Prologue: The Clinical Transition from Intracranial to Extracranial Stereotactic Radiation Therapy / Ingmar Lax, Henric Blomgren 1

Section I The Radiobiology of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) 7

1 Estimation of Required Doses in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy / Jack F. Fowler, Wolfgang A. Tome, James S. Welsh 7

2 The Cellular Signaling Response to Radiation / Michael P. Hagan, Adly Yacoub, Steven Grant, Paul Dent 15

3 Radiation Effects and the Role of Cytokines: Mechanisms and Potential Clinical Implications / Paul Okunieff 19

4 Normal Tissue Dose Constraints Applied in Lung Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy / Robert D. Timmerman, Frank Lohr 29

5 Normal Tissue Dose Constraints in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Liver Tumors / Jorn Wulf, Klaus K. Herfarth 39

6 Special Problems in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy: Dose Rate Effect, Dose Inhomogeneity, and Target Margin Selection / Brian D. Kavanagh, Robert M. Cardinale 47

Section II The Physics and Dosimetry of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy 51

7 Immobilization, Localization, and Repositioning Methods in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy / Stanley H. Benedict 51

8 Dosimetry of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy / Lech Papiez, Vadim Moskvin, Robert D. Timmerman 57

9 Quality Assurance in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy / Ulrich Haedinger, Jorn Wulf 69

Section III Initiating and Building a Clinical Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Program 79

10 Clinical Operational Issues: Optimizing the Treatment Process / Volker W. Stieber, William H. Hinson 79

11 Commissioning and Accreditation of a Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Program / James M. Galvin, Geoffrey S. Ibbott 85

12 Personnel Training for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy / Lucien Nedzi, Robert A. Sanford, Elly Zakris, Scott Alleman, Alichia White, Anna Hall 95

13 Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Lung Tumors / Danny Y. Song, Henric Blomgren 99

Case Studies in Lung SBRT: Application of the FOCAL Unit / Minoru Uematsu, James R. Wong 108

Case Study in Lung SBRT: The Indiana University Phase II Protocol for Medically Inoperable Lung Cancer / Ronald C. McGarry 110

Case Study in Lung SBRT: Long-term Follow-up in a Patient with a History of Tuberculosis / Yasushi Nagata, Kenji Takayama, Takashi Mizowaki, Tetsuya Aoki, Takashi Sakamoto, Masato Sakamoto, Yukinori Matsuo, Yoshitsugu Norihisa, Shinsuke Yano, Masahiro Hiraoka 113

14 Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Liver Tumors / Tracey E. Schefter, Higinia R. Cardenes, Brian D. Kavanagh 115

Case Study in Liver SBRT: Dose Optimization via Inverse Treatment Planning / William Salter, Martin Fuss 125

15 Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma / J. Peter Wersall, Brian D. Kavanagh 129

16 Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Retroperitoneal and Pelvic Tumors / John M. Buatti, Sanford L. Meeks, Terese L. Howes 135

Case Study in Prostate SBRT: The SHARP Protocol / Berit L. Madsen, Laura Jeanne Esagui 140

17 Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Paraspinal Tumors / Yoshiya Yamada, Michael Lovelock 143

Case Study of Spinal SBRT: Radiosurgery for Vertebral Metastasis / Samuel Ryu, Fang-Fang Yin, Jack Rock 150.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0781754208

OCLC:

55503419