Radiation Therapy Techniques for Gynecological Cancers A Comprehensive Practical Guide /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Albuquerque, Kevin (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Beriwal, Sushil (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Viswanathan, Akila N. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Erickson, Beth (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Practical Guides in Radiation Oncology,
• Subjects: Radiotherapy.; Oncology .; Gynecology .; Oncology.; Gynecology.

This book is a practical guide to the use of modern radiation therapy techniques in women with gynecological cancers. Step-by-step instruction is provided on simulation, contouring, and treatment planning and delivery for cancers of the cervix, endometrium, vagina, and vulva. Beyond external beam ra...

Table of Contents:

• CT and MRI Simulation for Radiation Planning
• Anatomy and Target delineation - definitive and postoperative adjuvant radiation therapy for cervix cancer
• Anatomy and Target delineation - definitive and postoperative adjuvant radiation therapy for uterine cancer
• Anatomy and Target delineation - definitive and postoperative adjuvant radiation therapy for vulvar cancer
• Three-Dimensional Planning Techniques- Pelvic and extended field
• Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy - Pelvic and extended field
• Imaging in the Management of Gynecologic Cancers
• Radiation Therapy Techniques for Gynecological Cancers: A comprehensive approach
• Interstitial brachytherapy-Definitive and adjuvant
• SBRT and other newer miscellaneous treatment delivery techniques.