Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy.

Intro -- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS -- PREFACE -- Prologue: The Clinical Transition from Intracranialto Extracranial Stereotactic RadiationTherapy -- SECTION I The Radiobiologyof Stereotactic BodyRadiation Therapy(SBRT) -- Estimation of Required Doses in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy -- The Cellular Signaling Response to Radiation -- Radiation Effects and the Role of Cytokines: Mechanisms and Potential Clinical Implications -- Normal Tissue Dose Constraints Applied in Lung Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy -- Normal Tissue Dose Constraints in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Liver Tumors -- Special Problems in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy: Dose Rate Effect, Dose Inhomogeneity, and Target Margin Selection -- SECTION II The Physics and Dosimetry of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy -- Immobilization, Localization, and Repositioning Methods in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy -- Dosimetry of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy -- Quality Assurance in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy -- SECTION III Initiating and Building a Clinical Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Program -- Clinical Operational Issues: Optimizing the Treatment Process -- Commissioning and Accreditation of a Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Program -- Personnel Training for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy -- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Lung Tumors -- Case Studies in Lung SBRT: Application of the FOCAL Unit -- Case Study in Lung SBRT: The Indiana University Phase II Protocol for Medically Inoperable Lung Cancer -- Case Study in Lung SRBT: Long-term Follow-up in a Patient with a History of Tuberculosis -- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Liver Tumors -- Case Study in Liver SBRT: Dose Optimization via Inverse Treatment Planning.

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma -- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Retroperitoneal and Pelvic Tumors -- Case Study in Prostate SBRT: The SHARP Protocol -- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Paraspinal Tumors -- Case Study of Spinal SRBT: Radiosurgery for Vertebral Metastasis -- INDEX.

This text provides oncology professionals with a practical understanding of the basic science, technical aspects, and clinical indications of stereotactic body radiation therapy, including radiosurgery, radiotherapy, and radioablation. Coverage includes discussions of relevant classical and molecular radiobiological principles, critical evaluations of currently used techniques, and background clinical oncology information plus summaries of reported outcomes for patients treated in the lung, liver, and spine.

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