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Media type:
E-Book
Title:
Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
:
Techniques and Clinical Implementation
Contains:
Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: History, Rationale, and Controversies; Who is a Candidate for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation?; Pathologic Anatomy of Early-Stage Breast Cancer and its Relevance to Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: Defining the Target; Physics of Partial Breast Irradiation: Coping with the New Requirements of the NSABP B39/RTOG 0413 Protocol; The Radiobiology of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation; Surgical Consideration for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation; The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Technique of Interstitial Brachytherapy
The William Beaumont Hospital Technique of Interstitial BrachytherapyBrachytherapy Techniques: the University of Wisconsin/Arizona Approach; The MammoSite Technique for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation; 3D Conformal External Beam Technique; Intraoperative Radiotherapy: a Precise Approach for Partial Breast Irradiation; Quality Assurance for Breast Brachytherapy; New and Novel Treatment Delivery Techniques for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation; Overview of North American Trials; An Overview of European Clinical Trials of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
Normal Tissue Toxicity after Accelerated Partial Breast IrradiationFuture Directions: Phase III Cooperative Group Trials
Footnote:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description:
Describes the rationale, biology, techniques, and controversies related to Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI). This book also offers methods for breast conserving in early stage breast cancer. It includes a review of the principles that underlie APBI, a description of each technique for APBI, and a review of clinical results of APBI