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The considerable advantage of intracavitary and interstitial radiotherapy is that a high radiation dose can be delivered to a limited target volume. Indeed, recent advances in radiotherapy have made it possible to find more appropriate dose rates and increase the effectiveness of therapy. As a result, there has been a dramatic upswing in brachytherapy in the past decade. Prominent international authors discuss the indications for and techniques of brachytherapy in this volume in the series ""Medical Radiology - Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology"". This revolutionary development in interventional radiotherapy was set off by the introduction of new radioisotopes with favourable nuclear physical properties. Other factors were computer-assisted dosimetry and modified afterloading techniques. The advent of new afterloading techniques was especially important since they allow for more flexibility in designing implants and reduce or even eliminate the danger of radiation exposure to surgeons and nursing staff. The international exchange of scientific information in this volume gives a complete picture of all the latest developments. The areas of application particularly discussed are brain tumours and tumours of the head and neck, choroidal melanoma, breast cancer, carcinoma of the anal canal, carcinoma of the prostate, and gynecological malignancies.

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Author:   L. W. Brady ,  Rolf Sauer ,  H.-P. Heilmann
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Weight:   1.295kg
ISBN:  

9783540524656

ISBN 10:   3540524657
Pages:   398
Publication Date:   24 April 1991
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 Basic Principles.- 1.1 Principles of Combining External Beam and Brachytherapy.- 1.2 Fundamentals in Radiobiology.- 1.3 Fundamentals in Physics.- 1.4 Brachytherapy Techniques.- 1.5 High and Low Dose Rate Remote Afterloading: A Critical Comparison.- 2 Brain Tumors.- 2.1 Basic Principles of Brachycurietherapy of Brain Tumors.- 2.2 Imaging-Stereotaxic Implantation of Radionuclides in Intracranial Tumors (Curietherapy and Brachycurietherapy).- 2.3 Experimental Dose Effects After Permanent and Temporary Interstitial Irradiation of the Brain.- 2.4 Fractionated Afterloading Therapy in the Treatment of Malignant, Inoperable Brain Tumors.- 2.5 External Stereotactic Focal Irradiation.- 2.6 External Stereotactic Focal Irradiation of Arteriovenous Malformations by a Routinely Used Linear Accelerator.- 3 Choroidal Melanoma.- 3.1 Results After Brachytherapy Using 106Ru/106Rh Plaques for Choroidal Melanomas.- 3.2 Choroidal Melanoma: Role of Brachytherapy in Management.- 3.3 Experience with High-Dose ?-Irradiation (106Ru/106Rh) of Choroidal Melanomas.- 4 Head and Neck Tumors.- 4.1 Classification of Oral Cavity and Oropharynx Carcinomas.- 4.2 Interstitial Radiotherapy of Oral Cavity and Oropharynx Carcinomas (Paris Technique).- 4.3 Interstitial Brachytherapy in Head and Neck Tumors.- 4.4 Manual Afterloading in Brachytherapy (Endocurietherapy with 192Ir Wires and Needles).- 4.5 Temporary and Permanent Brachytherapy in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer - The Erlangen Experience.- 4.6 198Au Implantation of Carcinoma of the Mobile Tongue.- 5 Breast Cancer.- 5.1 Brachycurietherapy in Breast Cancer.- 5.2 Interstitial Boost Irradiation: Indications, Technique, Complications.- 5.3 Interstitial Boost Irradiation Technique and Dosage.- 5.4 Iridium-192 Afterloading for Boosting the Tumor Bed.- 6 Anal Canal Cancer.- 6.1 Carcinomas of the Anal Canal: An Introduction.- 6.2 Role of Combined Radiochemotherapy: The Lyon Experience.- 6.3 Combination Therapy of Anal Canal Cancer: A Report on External Irradiation With or Without Chemotherapy Followed by Interstitial Iridium 192.- 6.4 Radiochemotherapy of Anal Canal Cancer With or Without Interstitial Implants.- 6.5 Conservative Treatment of Anal Carcinoma: The Surgeon's View.- 7 Prostatic Cancer.- 7.1 Interstitial Irradiation in Prostatic Cancer: Report of 10-Year Results.- 7.2 Interstitial Radiotherapy: The Freiburg Experience.- 7.3 Cancer of the Prostate: Brachytherapy Techniques.- 7.4 Percutaneous Iodine-125 Implantation Guided by Ultrasound.- 7.5 Transperineal 125I Implantation Guided by Ultrasound: Preliminary Results of 150 Cases.- 8 Gynecological Malignancies.- 8.1 Interventional Radiation Therapy Techniques in Gynecology.- 8.2 Technical Aspects of Bladder Dosimetry in Intracavitary Irradiation of Carcinoma of the Cervix.- 8.3 Intracavitary High Dose Rate Afterloading Therapy with Iridium 192: Basic Physical Measurements, Dosimetry, and Localization.- 8.4 Present Status and Perspectives of High Dose Rate Afterloading in Gynecologic Malignancies.- 8.5 Five-to Seven-Year Results in High Dose Rate Radiation of Cancer of the Cervix.- 8.6 Prospective Clinical Trial Concerning High Dose Rate Afterloading Therapy in Cancer of the Cervix and Endometrium.- 8.7 Comparison Between High Dose Rate Afterloading and Conventional Radium Therapy.- 8.8 High Dose Rate Afterloading Compared with Conventional Brachytherapy.- 8.9 Low and High Dose Rate Afterloading in Gynecological Malignancies.- 9 Interstitial Hyperthermia.- 9.1 Techniques and Clinical Experience of Interstitial Thermoradiotherapy.- 9.2 Interstitial and Intraoperative Hyperthermia.- 9.3 Interstitial Thermoradiotherapy in the Treatment of Malignant Tumors.- 9.4 Experiences With Interstitial Hyperthermia as a Sole Treatment Modality or Combined with Radiotherapy.- List of Contributors.

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