Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

This text provides oncology professionals with a practical understanding of the basic science, technical aspects, and clinical indications of stereotactic body radiation therapy, including radiosurgery, radiotherapy, and radioablation. The coverage includes discussions of relevant classical and molecular radiobiological principles, critical evaluations of currently used techniques, and background clinical oncology information plus summaries of reported outcomes for patients treated in the lung, liver, and spine.

ISBN	0781754208	Pages	160
ISBN13	9780781754200 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Lippincott Williams and Wilkins	Weight (grammes)	789
Imprint	Lippincott Williams and Wilkins	Published in	Philadelphia
Format	Paperback	Height (mm)	280
Publication date	01 Sep 2004	Width (mm)	216
Library of Congress	RC271.R3 S, RC271.R3 S	Spine width (mm)	13
DEWEY	616.9940642	Academic level	Professional / Scholarly
DEWEY edition	DC22

	Prologue : the clinical transition from intracranial to extracranial stereotactic radiation therapy by Ingmar Lax and Henric Blomgren	1
Sect. I	The radiobiology of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)	7
1	Estimation of required doses in stereotactic body radiation therapy by Jack F. Fowler and Wolfgang A. Tome and James S. Welsh	7
2	The cellular signaling response to radiation by Michael P. Hagan and Adly Yacoub and Steven Grant and Paul Dent	15
3	Radiation effects and the role of cytokines : mechanisms and potential clinical implications by Paul Okunieff	19
4	Normal tissue dose constraints applied in lung stereotactic body radiation therapy by Robert D. Timmerman and Frank Lohr	29
5	Normal tissue dose constraints in stereotactic body radiation therapy for liver tumors by Jorn Wulf and Klaus K. Herfarth	39
6	Special problems in stereotactic body radiation therapy : dose rate effect, dose inhomogeneity, and target margin selection by Brian D. Kavanagh and Robert M. Cardinale	47
Sect. II	The physics and dosimetry of stereotactic body radiation therapy	51
7	Immobilization, localization, and repositioning methods in stereotactic body radiation therapy by Stanley H. Benedict	51
8	Dosimetry of stereotactic body radiation therapy by Lech Papiez and Vadim Moskvin and Robert D. Timmerman	57
9	Quality assurance in stereotactic body radiation therapy by Ulrich Haedinger and Jorn Wulf	69
Sect. III	Initiating and building a clinical stereotactic body radiation therapy program	79
10	Clinical operational issues : optimizing the treatment process by Volker W. Stieber and William H. Hinson	79
11	Commissioning and accreditation of a stereotactic body radiation therapy program by James M. Galvin and Geoffrey S. Ibbott	85
12	Personnel training for stereotactic body radiation therapy by Lucien Nedzi and Robert A. Sanford and Elly Zakris and Scott Alleman and Alichia White and Anna Hall	95
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International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Volume 63, Issue 2 -- "These are exciting times for the specialty of radiation oncology, which is now ushering in the emerging field of SBRT. This book is a timely and welcome addition to the radiation oncology literature because it is the first to address the current state of the art of SBRT. The book features an eclectic list of contributing authors, from a large number of academic centers, and over 100 high-quality illustrations that effectively supplement the text throughout the book. This book is a good value and deserves serious consideration for inclusion in the library of anyone wanting to be at the cutting edge of SBRT."

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