Gynecologic Radiation Oncology : a Practical Guide.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I PRINCIPLES OF GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY -- 1 Pathology, Molecular Biology, and Etiology of Gynecologic Cancers -- Correlates between Morphology and Biologic Behavior -- Molecular Biology of Gynecologic Cancers -- Role of HPV in Gynecologic Cancers -- Hereditary Cancer Syndromes -- 2 Interpretation of Clinical Research Results as They Apply to Daily Practice -- Ambiguities Caused by Inconsistent Nomenclature -- Evaluating the Nature and Validity of Trial End Points -- Observational Studies -- The Benefits and Limitations of Randomized Trials -- Meta-analysis -- Big Data: Outcomes Analysis -- 3 Principles of Multidisciplinary Management -- The Multidisciplinary Team -- Choosing and Sequencing Locoregional Treatments -- Efficacy and Sequencing of Combined Chemotherapy and RT -- Part II PRINCIPLES OF RADIATION THERAPY PLANNING AND DELIVERY -- 4 Preparation for Radiation Treatment Planning -- Information Gathering-The Initial Patient Evaluation -- Development of an Overall Radiation Treatment Strategy -- Patient Set-Up and Simulation for External Beam Radiation Therapy -- 5 Applied Anatomy and Target Volume Definition -- Target Volume Definition -- Regional Lymph Nodes -- Reproductive Organs -- Target Volume Definition: Final Review -- 6 External Beam Radiation Treatment Planning -- The Treatment Planning Directive -- Accounting for Uncertainties-Designation of the PTV -- Normal Tissue Constraints for External Beam Planning -- External Beam Radiation Technique -- Treatment Plan Evaluation, Documentation, and Quality Assurance -- 7 Monitoring During Treatment -- Social Circumstances, Nutrition, and Coexisting Medical Conditions100 -- Monitoring Progress toward Completion of the Treatment Plan.

Evaluation and Management of Acute Treatment-Related Adverse Effects -- Monitoring the Accuracy of Daily Treatment -- 8 Brachytherapy -- Essential Elements of a Brachytherapy Treatment Plan114 -- Gynecologic Brachytherapy Applicators -- Applicator Placement -- Brachytherapy Treatment Planning -- 9 Posttreatment Monitoring -- The Survivorship Care Plan -- Monitoring for Cancer Recurrence -- Monitoring and Management of Late Adverse Effects of Treatment -- Risk of and Surveillance for Second Malignancies -- Part III SITE-SPECIFIC INDICATIONS AND TECHNIQUES -- 10 Cervical Cancer -- Pretreatment Evaluation and Staging -- Risk Assessment -- Multidisciplinary Treatment -- RT for Intact Cervical Cancer161 -- Treatment of Recurrent Disease -- Case Studies -- 11 Vaginal Cancer -- Pretreatment Evaluation and Staging -- Risk Assessment -- Multidisciplinary Considerations -- Developing a Radiation Treatment Strategy -- Management Considerations According to Tumor Location -- Case Studies -- 12 Vulvar Cancer -- Pretreatment Evaluation -- Risk Assessment -- Developing a Multidisciplinary Treatment Strategy -- Technical Considerations -- Case Studies -- 13 Uterine Cancer -- Pretreatment Evaluation -- Risk Assessment -- Developing a Multidisciplinary Treatment Strategy -- Management Considerations According to Disease Extent -- Case Studies -- 14 Ovarian Cancer -- Presentation and Patterns of Spread -- Prognostic Factors -- Roles of Surgery and Chemotherapy -- Role of RT -- Developing a Radiation Treatment Strategy -- RT for Nonepithelial Ovarian Cancers -- Case Studies -- 15 Unknown Primary -- Pretreatment Evaluation -- Risk Assessment -- Multidisciplinary Treatment Strategy -- Radiation Therapy-Technical Considerations -- Case Studies -- 16 Palliation -- Indications for Palliative Radiation Therapy.

Conditions for Which Palliative Radiation Therapy Is Generally Not Indicated -- Index.

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