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Radiation Therapy of Benign Diseases

A Clinical Guide

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  • © 1990

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Authors:
  1. Stanley E. Order

    1. The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA

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  2. Sarah S. Donaldson

    1. School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

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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 (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-7
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  2. Abortion

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 9-32

  3. Bowen’s Disease

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 32-52

  4. Carcinoid

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 52-71

  5. Desmoid-Aggressive Fibromatosis

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 71-75

  6. Epithelial Hemangioendothelioma

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 76-82

  7. Fibrosclerosis

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 83-84

  8. Giant Cell Tumor

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 84-88

  9. Hemangioma

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 89-132

  10. Immunosuppression, Lupus Nephritis, Multiple Sclerosis, and Organ Transplantation

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 132-146

  11. Keloid

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 147-153

  12. Lethal Midline Granuloma

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 153-157

  13. Meningioma

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 157-164

  14. Neurofibroma

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 165-165

  15. Optic Nerve Glioma

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 165-170

  16. Pancreatic Fistulae

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 170-200

  17. Salivary Gland Adenoma

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 200-206

  18. Therapeutic Castration

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 206-211

  19. Xanthoma

    • Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson
    Pages 212-212

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 213-216
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The radiation therapist's primary concern is the treatment of patients with malignant dis­ ease. However, there are definite indications for radiation treatment for benign diseases that do not respond to conventional methods of treatment. It may be the treatment of choice in the unusual instance of a life-threatening benign disease that cannot be surgi­ cally or medically managed. The present volume by Order and Donaldson represents a major statement on the uti­ lization of radiation techniques in the management of benign disease. The initial report of the Committee on Radiation Treatment of Benign Disease from the Bureau of Radiological Health recommended that consideration be given to the quality of radiation, the total dose, overall time, underlying organs at risk and shielding factors before the institution of radiation therapy. Infants and children should be treated with ionizing radiation only in very exceptional cases and after careful evaluation of the potential risk compared with the expected benefit. Direct irradiation of the skin areas overlying organs that are particularly prone to late effects such as the thyroid, eye, go­ nads, bone marrow, and breast should be avoided. Meticulous radiation protection tech­ niques should be used in all instances and the depth of penetration of the x-ray beam should be chosen in accordance with depth of the pathologic process'.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA

    Stanley E. Order

  • School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

    Sarah S. Donaldson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Radiation Therapy of Benign Diseases

  • Book Subtitle: A Clinical Guide

  • Authors: Stanley E. Order, Sarah S. Donaldson

  • Series Title: Medical Radiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97160-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1990

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-97160-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0942-5373

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-4187

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 214

  • Topics: Imaging / Radiology, Internal Medicine

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