Main description:

This book is an evidence-based guide to current use of radiation therapy for the treatment of malignancies at major disease sites. It is designed to meet the needs of residents, fellows, and practicing radiation oncologists and will assist in selection and delineation of tumor volumes/fields and dose prescription for intensity-modulated radiation therapy, including volumetric modulated arc therapy for stereotactic radiosurgery or stereotactic body radiotherapy. Each tumor site-related chapter presents, from the perspective of an academic expert, informative cases at different stages in order to clarify specific clinical concepts. The coverage includes case presentation, a case-related literature review, patient preparation, simulation, contouring, treatment planning, image-guided treatment delivery, follow-up, and toxicity management. The text is accompanied by illustrations ranging from slice-by-slice delineations on planning CT images to finalized plan evaluations based on detailed acceptance criteria. The expert knowledge and evidence contained in this comprehensive book will give readers the confidence to manage common cancers without outside referral and to meet the clinical challenges faced in everyday practice.

Contents:

1. Central Nervous System Tumors a. Low-grade Glial Tumor

b. High Grade Glial Tumor

c. Pituitary Adenoma

d. Medulloblastoma

e. Uveal melanoma

2. Head and Neck Cancers

a. Nasopharynx cancer

b. Oropharynx cancer

c. Larynx cancer

d. Paranasal sinus cancer

e. Oral cavity cancer

f. Postoperative larynx cancer

3. Thoracic Malignancies

a. Non-small cell non cancer

i. Early Stage (SABR)

ii. Locally-advanced stage

iii. PORT

b. Small cell lung cancer

c. Thymoma

4. Breast Cancer

a. DCIS

b. Early stage breast cancer

c. Locally advanced breast cancer

5. Gastrointestinal System Cancers

a. Esophagus cancer

b. Gastric cancer

c. Rectum cancer

d. Pancreas cancer

e. Anal cancer

6. Genitourinary Cancers

a. Bladder cancer

b. Low-risk prostate cancer (SBRT)

c. High-risk prostate cancer

7. Gynecological Cancers

a. Endometrium cancer

b. Cervix cancer

c. Vulva cancer

8. Sarcomas

a. Soft tissue sarcoma

b. Ewing sarcoma

c. Rhabdomyosarcoma

d. Retroperitoneal sarcoma

9. Lymphomas

a. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

b. Hodgkin's lymphoma