Brachytherapy : applications and techniques / editor, Philip M. Devlin [and three others].

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Devlin, Philip M., editor.
• Cohen, Gilad N. MSKCC.
• Wolden, Suzanne L. MSKCC.
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).

Standardized Title:

• Brachytherapy (Devlin)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Radioisotope brachytherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (573 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Demos Medical, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The only comprehensive guide to the latest knowledge and techniques in brachytherapy Since the first edition was published in 2006, Phillip M.Devlinís Brachytherapy has been acknowledged as the essential book on the practice.Inthis updated new edition, all chapters covering cancer sites have been significantly revised.

Contents:

• Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. A Century of Brachytherapy (From the Prostate's Perspective); Brachytherapy: The Prequel; The Radium Industry; The Era of Intracavitary Radium Therapy; The Era of Interstitial Radon; Introduction of Man-Made Radionuclides; Return of the Transperineal Approach and Introduction of Image Guidance; The Incorporation of Sonography; Afterloading, Remote Afterloading, and High Dose Rate Brachytherapy; Computer Dosimetry; Conclusion; Acknowledgments
• ReferencesChapter 2. Radiobiologic Concepts for Brachytherapy; How is Brachytherapy Different from External Beam Radiotherapy?; Is Dose Heterogeneity Good or Bad in Brachytherapy?; What is Dose Rate?; Does Dose Rate Matter?; What Are α/β Ratios and Where Do They Come From?; What is Bed and How Does It Matter?; Does Fractionation Matter?; Why Do We Use Different Radionuclides in Different Situations?; What Difference Does It Make to Prescribe at Different Depths?; What are the Four Rs and How Do We/Should We Capitalize on Them?; Repair; Repopulation; Reoxygenation; Reassortment; Vignettes
• ReferencesChapter 3. Technical Aspects of Brachytherapy; Sources; Permanent Implants; Manual Implants; Image-Guided Prostate Implants; Temporary Implants; Low Dose Rate; High Dose Rate; Pulsed Dose Rate; Applicators; Fixed Geometry: Vaginal Cylinder; Fixed Geometry: Surface Devices; Variable Geometry: Tandem and Ovoids; Custom Applicators: Surface Applicators; Treatment Planning; Image-Based Treatment Planning; Evaluation; Dosimetric Concerns; Heterogeneity; Transit Dose; Backscatter; Current and Future Developments; Monte Carlo; Special Subjects; Electronic Brachytherapy; Robotic Assistance
• VignetteReferences; Chapter 4. Genitourinary Brachytherapy; Patient Selection for Prostate Brachytherapy; Special Populations; Brachytherapy Boost in Intermediate- and High-Risk Disease; Toxicity; Urinary; Rectal; Impotence; Radiation Safety; Medical Events in Prostate Brachytherapy; Ultrasound-Guided Permanent Seed Implantation of the Prostate; Assessment of Prostate Volume and Geometry; Seed Selection; Treatment Planning; Procedure; Preplanning Technique; Intraoperative Technique; Image Acquisition; Implant Techniques; "Save": Sagittally Annealed Vector Evaluation; HELP Loose Seeds
• Dosimetric ConstraintsLDR Cases; HDR Brachytherapy; Technique and Outcomes; HDR Cases; Penile Brachytherapy; References; Chapter 5. Gynecologic Brachytherapy; Evaluation of Gynecologic Cancers; Brachytherapy Modalities; Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer; Imaging; Endometrial Cancer; Adjuvant Vaginal Brachytherapy; Medically Inoperable Endometrial Cancer; Vaginal Recurrence of Endometrial Cancer; Primary Vaginal Cancer; Complications; Follow-Up Care; Physics Aspects of Gynecologic Brachytherapy; Contouring and Digitization; Cervical Cancer Treatment Planning
• Endometrial Cancer Treatment Planning

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Description based on print version record.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61705-261-2

OCLC:

953656254