Intracranial and Spinal Radiotherapy

Description:

This book is a practical, up-to-date guide to the treatment of patients with brain and spinal tumors. Leading experts in the field explain treatment techniques in detail, highlighting key considerations in the use of external beam radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, particle therapy, radiosurgery, and stereotactic body radiation therapy. Specific recommendations are described for different tumor types, and helpful information provided on other important issues, such as the interaction of radiotherapy and systemic therapy and the avoidance of treatment complications. With the development of modern technology, highly conformal radiotherapy techniques have become more complicated, yet also more widely employed. This book will equip readers with the knowledge required to set up practices to deliver quality brain and spinal radiation therapy appropriate to each patient. It will be of benefit to radiation oncologists, clinical oncologists, medical physicists, medical dosimetrists, radiation therapists, and senior nurses as well as medical oncologists and surgical oncologists with an interest in radiotherapy.

Table of Contents:

1. Arteriovenous Malformation

2. Benign Meningioma

3. Atypical and Malignant Meningioma

4. Craniopharyngioma

5. Paraganglioma

6. Pituitary Adenoma

7. Vestibular Schwannoma

8. Hemangiopericytoma

9. Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma

10. Ganglioglioma

11. Ependymoma

12. Adult Pilocytic Astrocytoma

13. Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma (PXA)

14. WHO Grades II and III Glioma

15. Glioblastoma

16. Brainstem Glioma

17. Pineal Tumors (PPTID, PTPR)

18. Adult Medulloblastoma

19. Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors

20. Brain Metastases: Intact and Postoperative Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery

21. Brain Metastases: Whole Brain Radiation Therapy

22. Primary Spinal Cord Tumors

23. Spinal Metastasis

24. Management of Acute Side Effects of Brain Irradiation

25. Radiation Necrosis: A Practical Approach

26. Management of Spine SBRT Adverse Effects

27. Monitoring and Management of Late Effects

Correction to: Paraganglioma