About this book
Introduction
Recent advances in the treatment of gynecologic malignancies led to a new worldwide consensus to introduce image guidance to gynecologic radiation therapy, particularly to brachytherapy. The book summarizes the changed practice of management: treatment planning for cervical cancer, not modified for over 60 years, has been shifted to an image-based approach, endometrial cancer management with an increase in the use of chemotherapy and vaginal brachytherapy, and vaginal cancer therapy including image guidance and high-dose delivery with IMRT.
Keywords
Brachytherapy Chemotherapy Gynecologic Cancer Radiation
Editors and affiliations
- Akila N. Viswanathan
- Christian Kirisits
- Beth E. Erickson
- Richard Pötter
- 1.Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dept. Radiation OncologyHarvard Medical SchoolBostonUSA
- 2., Division Medical Radiation PhysicsAKH Wien-MUWWienAustria
- 3.Dept. Radiation OncologyMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukeeUSA
- 4.Klinik Strahlentherapie und, StrahlenbiologieUniversitätsklinikum WienWienAustria
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