• 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
  • Contributor: Wazer, David E. [Other]; Arthur, Douglas W [Other]; Vicini, Frank A [Other]
  • imprint: Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2006
  • Published in: SpringerLink ; Bücher
  • Extent: Online-Ressource (VIII, 277 p. 125 illus, digital)
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1007/3-540-28203-3
  • ISBN: 9783540282037
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  • RVK notation: XH 8465 : Therapie (medikamentöse, physikalische Rehabilitation)
  • Keywords: Brustkrebs > Frühcarcinom > Brachytherapie
    Brustkrebs > Frühcarcinom > Intraoperative Phase > Strahlentherapie
    Brustkrebs > Frühcarcinom > Brachytherapie
    Intraoperative Phase > Strahlentherapie
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  • 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