Brachytherapy : Techniques and Evidences / edited by Yasuo Yoshioka, Jun Itami, Masahiko Oguchi, Takashi Nakano.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yoshioka, Yasuo, editor.

Itami, Jun, editor.

Oguchi, Masahiko, editor.

Nakano, Takashi, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Medicine (Springer-11650)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radiotherapy.

Oncology.

Local Subjects:

Radiotherapy.

Oncology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (X, 304 pages) : 88 illustrations, 72 illustrations in color

Edition:

First edition 2019.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of major technical advances and research findings in the field of brachytherapy. Especially research conducted on brachytherapy in Japan has made tremendous strides, offering readers valuable insights into new treatment outcomes, evidence and techniques. In the respective chapters, each author elucidates cutting-edge findings, addressing both the basic and clinical aspects including the application to various cancers, and especially focusing on highly valuable data gleaned in Japan. As such, the book will benefit not only radiation oncologists but also basic researchers, radiation technologists, medical physicists and members of medical staff who are involved in the development and utilization of this advanced therapy.

Contents:

Part I. General

1. History of Japanese brachytherapy

2. Japanese brachytherapy in the world

3. Deformable image registration in brachytherapy: Beyond dose volume histogram

Part II. Gynecology

4. Moving on from LDR to HDR

5. Intracavitary brachytherapy from 2D to 3D

6. Midline block (Central shield)

7. Hybrid brachytherapy

8. Interstitial brachytherapy: radical and salvage

9. Asian cooperation and global trend. - Part III. Prostate

10. Prostate brachytherapy: the fact and the way to go

11. How we led Japanese low-dose-rate brachytherapy to successful practice (Urologist perspecitive)

12. How we led Japanese low-dose-rate brachytherapy to successful practice (Radiation oncologist perspecitive)

13. HDR monotherapy

14. Single-fraction boost HDR

Part IV. Breast

15. Japanese experience and American trend

16. Hungarian experience and European trend

Part V. Head and Neck

17. Low-dose-rate brachytherapy for oral cancer

18. High-dose-rate brachytherapy for oral cancer

19. Eye plaque brachytherapy for retinoblastoma and melanoma

Part VI. Intraluminal

20. Intraluminal brachytherapy for endobronchial cancer

21. Intraluminal brachytherapy for esophageal cancer

22. Intraluminal brachytherapy for biliary tract cancer.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-981-13-0490-3

9789811304903

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