Editors:
- Examines in detail the role of innovative radiation techniques in the management of prostate cancer, including IMRT, IGRT, BART, and modern brachytherapy
- Explores a range of current controversies in patient treatment
- Intended for both radiation oncologists and urologists ?
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Medical Radiology (MEDRAD)
Part of the book sub series: Radiation Oncology (Med Radiol Radiat Oncol)
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Today, the arsenal of “high-precision” or “targeted” radiotherapy includes a variety of techniques and approaches that, like the pieces of a puzzle, need to be put together to provide the prostate cancer patient with high-level optimized radiation treatment. This book examines in detail the role of these innovative radiation techniques in the management of prostate cancer. In addition, a variety of current controversies regarding treatment are carefully explored, including whether prophylactic treatment of the pelvic lymphatics is essential, the magnitude of the effect of dose escalation, whether a benefit accrues from hypofractionation, and what evidence exists for the superiority of protons or heavy ions. Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer: Innovative Techniques and Current Controversies is intended for both radiation oncologists and urologists with an interest in the up-to-date capabilities of modern radiation oncology for the treatment of prostate cancer.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen, Schwestern Linz, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
Hans Geinitz
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University of California, San Francisco Department of Radiation Oncology, San Francisco, USA
Mack Roach III
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The Institute of Cancer Research Sutton, Sutton Surrey, United Kingdom
Nicholas van As
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer
Book Subtitle: Innovative Techniques and Current Controversies
Editors: Hans Geinitz, Mack Roach III, Nicholas van As
Series Title: Medical Radiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37099-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-37098-4Published: 12 December 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51003-2Published: 22 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-37099-1Published: 18 November 2014
Series ISSN: 0942-5373
Series E-ISSN: 2197-4187
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 297
Number of Illustrations: 100 b/w illustrations, 100 illustrations in colour
Topics: Radiotherapy, Oncology, Urology