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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483911403321

Titolo

Intracranial and Spinal Radiotherapy : A Practical Guide on Treatment Techniques / / edited by Lia M. Halasz, Simon S. Lo, Eric L. Chang, Arjun Sahgal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

3-030-64508-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 211 p. 93 illus., 83 illus. in color.)

Collana

Practical Guides in Radiation Oncology, , 2522-5723

Disciplina

616.9948

Soggetti

Radiology

Medical physics

Internal medicine

Neurology

Medical Physics

Internal Medicine

RadioterĂ pia

Tumors cerebrals

Columna vertebral

Tumors

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Arteriovenous Malformation -- Benign Meningioma -- Atypical and Malignant Meningioma -- Craniopharyngioma -- Paraganglioma -- Pituitary adenoma -- Vestibular Schwannoma -- Hemangiopericytoma -- Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma -- Ganglioglioma -- Ependymoma -- Adult Pilocytic Astrocytoma -- Pleomorphic Xanthroastrocytoma (PXA) -- WHO Grade II and III Glioma -- Glioblastoma -- Brainstem Glioma -- Pineal Tumors (PPTID, PTPR) -- Adult Medulloblastoma -- Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors -- Brain Metastases: Intact and Postoperative Radiosurgery -- Brain Metastases: Whole brain radiation therapy -- Primary Spinal Cord Tumors -- Spinal Metastases -- Management of acute side effects of brain irradiation (besides



radionecrosis) -- Radiation Necrosis: A Practical Approach -- Management of spine SBRT adverse effects -- Monitoring and management of late effects.

Sommario/riassunto

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.