Description:
Brachytherapy
is a specialist form of
radiation oncology in which cancer is treated by the
implantation or insertion
of radioactive material into or close to the tumor.
Although only applicable
in the treatment of certain cancers, where it can be
used it is highly effective.
The technique has been developed through the
co-operation of a number of different
groups - radiation biologists, radiation physicists
and radiation oncologists
- and this text is unique in reflecting the
multidisciplinary nature of the
subject. It is written by, and for, an international
audience with contributions
from acknowledged experts in the field including a
number from North America.
Primarily a reference for the specialist clinician or
scientist, the book will
also be an invaluable addition to the library of any
oncology department providing
a source of up-to-date information for trainees.
Contents:
Part 1:
Physics 1. Radionuclides in brachytherapy, E.G.A. Aird
2. Source specification
and dosimetry, J.M. Wilkinson 3. Calibration of
sources, C.H. Jones 4. Systems
of dosimetry, A.D. Welsh and K. D'Amico 5. Application
of computers to brachytherapy
dosimetry, R. van der Laarse and Robert W. Luthmann 6.
Dose specification and
reporting, Andre Wambersie, and J.J. Battermann 7.
Afterloading systems, A.
Flynn 8. Quality assurance in low dose rate
afterloading, E.D. Slessinger 9.
Quality assurance in high dose rate afterloading, C.H.
Jones 10. Radiation protection
in brachytherapy, Margaret Bidmead
Part 2:
Radiobiology 11. The radiobiology of LDR, J. Bedford
12. Dose rate effects with
human cells, Gordon Steel and J.H. Peacock 13.
Modelling LDR, HDR and PDR, D.J.
Brenner, et al. 14. Predictive assays as they pertain
to brachytherapy, John
A. Cook and James B. Mitchell 15. Radiobiological
principles from clinical data,
E.J. Hall and D.J. Brenner
Part 3:
Clinical Practice 16. Brachytherapy
in bronchogenic cancer, B. Speiser 17. Brachytherapy
in cancer of the esophagus,
A.D. Flores 18. Brachytherapy in prostate cancer,
Peter Hoskin 20. LDR brachytherapy
in breast management, J.R. White and J.F. Wilson 21.
Brachytherapy in treating
head and neck cancer (LDR), A. Gerbaulet and M. Mahler
22. Brachytherapy in
treating head and neck cancer (ADR), P. Levendag 23.
Intaoperative brachytherapy
including bile duct and pancreas, D. Nori 24.
Brachytherapy for treating endometrial
cancer, A. Ladner and U. Karck 25. , LDR/MDR
brachytherapy for treating cervix
cancer 26. HDR brachytherapy for treating cervix
cancer, C.A.F. Joslin 27. Brachytherapy
for brain tumors, J.J. Batterman and M. Hulshof 28.
Interstitial brachytherapy
in the treatment of carcinoma of the cervix, A.M.
Nisar Syed and A. Puthawala
29. Interstitial brachytherapy in the treatment of
carcinoma of the anorectum,
A.M. Nisar Syed and A. Puthawala 30. Surface mould
brachytherapy, Joslin and
Flynn 31. Hyperthermia with brachytherapy, Peter M.
Cory 32. The cost effectiveness
of brachytherapy, G. Read 33. Quality management in
brachytherapy, Joslin 34.
Prevention of accidents and safe practice, Joslin and
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