Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction and History of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

      • Yasushi Nagata

      Pages 3-8

3. Basic Principles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. Radiobiology of SBRT

      • Yuta Shibamoto, Akifumi Miyakawa, Hiromitsu Iwata, Shinya Otsuka

      Pages 11-25

   3. Physics

      • Teiji Nishio

      Pages 27-43

   4. Techniques

      • Masahiko Okumura

      Pages 45-57

   5. Quality Assurance (QA)

      • Fujio Araki

      Pages 59-71

4. Clinical Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. Fixation

      • Shinsuke Yano

      Pages 75-89

   3. Respiratory Motion Management

      • Hiroshi Onishi

      Pages 91-102

   4. Dose Prescription and Calculation

      • Kunihiko Tateoka, Junji Suzuki, Yuji Yaegashi, Kazunori Fujimoto, Yuichi Saito, Tadanori Abe et al.

      Pages 103-115

   5. Treatment Planning

      • Mitsuhiro Nakamura

      Pages 117-129

   6. Verification of Target Localization

      • Shuichi Ozawa

      Pages 131-139

5. Lung Cancer

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141

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   2. Japanese Experiences

      • Masaki Kokubo, Yasushi Nagata, Rikiya Onimaru, Masahiro Hiraoka

      Pages 143-149

   3. International Experience

      • Kazushige Hayakawa

      Pages 151-162

   4. Toxicity and Treatment Evaluation

      • Yoshiyuki Shioyama, Katsumasa Nakamura, Hiroshi Honda

      Pages 163-173

6. Liver Cancer

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175

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   2. Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma; HCC)

      • Tomoki Kimura

      Pages 177-185

This book serves as a practical guide for the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy in clinics. On the basis of more than 10 years of clinical experience with lung cancer, liver cancer and other cancers, a remarkable volume of knowledge has been accumulated. At the same time, great progress in techniques has been achieved. Various new fixing apparatuses, new respiratory regulation techniques, new dose fractionation schedules and new image-guided radiation therapy machines have been developed. This book reviews the history of those developments and reports on various types of toxicities. Review of recent clinical studies is also included. The authors were key members of the JCOG 0403 clinical trials on stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for both inoperable and operableT1N0M0 primary lung cancer. Readers will learn of the superior outcomes obtained with SBRT for lung cancer and other cancers in terms of local control and toxicities. With its practical focus, this book will benefit radiation oncologists, medical physicists, medical dosimetrists, radiation therapists and senior nurses as well as medical oncologists and surgical oncologists who are interested in radiotherapy.

• JCOG
• dose fractionation
• image-guided radiation therapy
• liver cancer
• primary lung cancer
• Radiaton Oncology

• Department of Radiation Oncology, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

  Yasushi Nagata

Dr. Yasushi Nagata Department of Radiation Oncology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.

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