The Gec Estro Handbook of Brachytherapy

Description

Aimed at clinicians, physicists and radiotherapy technologists worldwide, this textbook covers the basics of brachytherapy, including the physics and radiobiology and also describes in detail all aspects of clinical practice. First published in 2002, this valuable handbook is currently under review with a new edition planned for 2010.

Contents

Contributors, Preface, Introduction

Part I: The Basis of Brachytherapy

• General Aspects
• Radiophysics
• Radioprotection
• Radiobiology
• Modern Imaging in Brachytherapy
• Reporting in Brachytherapy:Dose and Volume Specification

Part II: Clinical Practice

• Head and Neck
  • General Aspects in Head and Neck Cancer
  • Lip Cancer
  • Oral Tongue Cancer
  • Floor of Mouth Cancer
  • Buccal Mucosa Cancer
  • Oropharynx
  • Nasopharynx
• Gynaecology
  • Cervix Cancer
  • Endometrial Cancer
  • Primary Vaginal Cancer
  • Interstitial Brachytherapy in Gynaecological Cancer
• Breast Cancer
• Urogenital Tract
  • Urinary Bladder Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Penis Cancer
  • Urethral Cancer
• Digestive Tract
  • Anorectal Cancer
  • Oesophageal Cancer
  • Bile Duct Cancer
• Bronchus Cancer
• Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Extremities in Adults
• Skin Cancer
• Brain Tumours
• Uveal Melanoma
• Paediatric Malignancies
• Benign Disease
  • Endovascular Brachytherapy
  • Keloids
  • Pterygium
  • Rendu-Osler Weber Disease

Appendix: Classification of Malignant Tumours (UICC TNM) 679