Overview
- Explains which treatment techniques are applicable in particular clinical scenarios, with a focus on technical aspects
- Considers multiple radiotherapy techniques
- Covers combined use of radiotherapy with other treatments
Part of the book series: Practical Guides in Radiation Oncology (PGRO)
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This practical guide to the use of radiotherapy for the treatment of sarcomas and skin cancers covers a wide range of disease scenarios, identifying which treatment techniques are applicable in particular clinical circumstances. Among the conditions considered are extremity soft tissue sarcomas, retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomas, bone sarcomas, uterine sarcomas, chordomas, pediatric sarcomas, squamous cell carcinomas, basal cell carcinomas, melanomas, Merkel cell carcinomas, and cutaneous lymphomas. Detailed attention is devoted to the issues and considerations of relevance in everyday practice when treating these diseases. The use of multiple radiotherapy techniques and procedures, including IMRT, brachytherapy, radiosurgery, and particle therapy, is fully explained, and the role of radiotherapy in combination with chemotherapy and emerging therapeutics such as immunotherapy and biologic anticancer agents is also addressed. The book will be of high value for practicing radiationoncologists, medical and surgical oncologists, medical physicists, medical dosimetrists, trainees, and other medical professionals.
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Edward Kim is an Associate Professor and Medical Director of Radiation Oncology at the University of Washington. He specializes in the treatment of soft tissue tumors and is experienced with photon therapy, brachytherapy, proton radiotherapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), and intraoperative radiotherapy. He is a member of the NCCN sarcoma guidelines panel.
Dr. Upendra Parvathaneni is a Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Washington. He specializes in the management of head and neck tumors, skin cancer, melanoma, and Merkel cell carcinomas utilizing intensity modulated radiotherapy, neutron therapy, and proton therapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and other advanced radiotherapy techniques.Dr. Meng Welliver is an Associate Professor and division director of hematologic maglinancy radiation oncology at OSU. She specializes in treating soft tissue sarcoma, thoracic cancers and lymphoma (including cutaneous lymphoma). She is experienced in image guided radiotherapy (IGRT), Adaptive radiation planning, endobronchial brachytherapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and other advanced radiotherapy techniques.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Radiation Therapy for Sarcomas and Skin Cancers
Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide on Treatment Techniques
Editors: Edward Kim, Upendra Parvathaneni, Meng Xu Welliver
Series Title: Practical Guides in Radiation Oncology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06706-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-06705-1Published: 27 October 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-06706-8Published: 26 October 2022
Series ISSN: 2522-5715
Series E-ISSN: 2522-5723
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 380
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medical and Radiation Physics, Imaging / Radiology, Internal Medicine, Dermatology