Radiation Therapy for Gastrointestinal Cancers / edited by Theodore Hong, Prajnan Das.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hong, Theodore, editor.

Das, Prajnan, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine.

Radiotherapy.

Gastroenterology.

Oncology.

Medicine & Public Health.

Local Subjects:

Medicine & Public Health.

Radiotherapy.

Oncology.

Gastroenterology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VI, 245 pages 51 illustrations, 48 illustrations in color.)

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This up-to-date, hands-on manual offers clear guidance on contouring and treatment planning for both standard and advanced radiation therapy in patients with gastrointestinal cancers and simultaneously draws together the available relevant clinical data for each type of cancer with a view to driving treatment recommendations. The full range of malignancies is covered, including esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, hepatic, biliary, colon, rectal, and anal cancers and pelvic recurrences. Additional chapters are devoted to stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) to the liver for metastatic disease. The management of gastrointestinal cancers with radiation therapy has become increasingly complex. Specifically, the emergence of new techniques such as SBRT and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has further increased the need to understand how to contour targets and organs at risk, how to perform safe treatment planning, and when to apply these technologies. In this context, Radiation Therapy for Gastrointestinal Cancers represents an ideal reference for both established clinical radiation oncologists and radiation oncology residents.

Contents:

Basics of Chemotherapy

Esophageal Cancer: Clinical Data

Esophageal Cancer: Contouring and treatment planning

Gastric Cancer: Clinical Data

Gastric Cancer: Contouring and treatment planning

Pancreatic Cancer: Clinical Data

Pancreatic Cancer: Contouring and treatment planning

Primary Liver Cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma): Clinical Data

Primary Liver Cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma): Contouring and treatment planning

Biliary Cancer (Extrahepatic Bile Duct and Gallbladder): Clinical Data

Biliary Cancer (Extrahepatic Bile Duct and Gallbladder): Contouring and treatment planning

Colon Cancer: Clinical Data

Colon Cancer: Contouring and treatment planning

Rectal Cancer: Clinical Data

Rectal Cancer: Contouring and treatment planning

Anal Cancer: Clinical Data

Anal Cancer: Contouring and treatment planning

Pelvic Recurrences: Clinical Data

Pelvic Recurrences: Contouring, treatment planning, and Intra-operative Radiation Therapy

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy to the Liver for Metastatic disease: Clinical Data

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy to the Liver for Metastatic disease: Contouring and treatment planning.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

9783319431154

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.