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Springer Intracranial And Spinal Radiotherapy A Practical Guide On Treatment Techniques 2021 Edition by Lia M. Halasz, Simon S. Lo, Eric L. Chang
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. PrefaceDedicationChapter 1: Arteriovenous MalformationChapter 2: Benign MeningiomaChapter 3: Atypical and Malignant MeningiomaChapter 4: CraniopharyngiomaChapter 5: ParagangliomaChapter 6: Pituitary adenomaChapter 7: Vestibular SchwannomaChapter 8: HemangiopericytomaChapter 9: Chordoma and ChondrosarcomaChapter 10: GangliogliomaChapter 11: EpendymomaChapter 12: Adult Pilocytic AstrocytomaChapter 13: Pleomorphic Xanthroastrocytoma (PXA)Chapter 14: WHO Grade II and III GliomaChapter 15: GlioblastomaChapter 16: Brainstem Glioma Chapter 17: Pineal Tumors (PPTID, PTPR)Chapter 18: Adult MedulloblastomaChapter 19: Intracranial Germ Cell TumorsChapter 20: Brain Metastases: Intact and Postoperative RadiosurgeryChapter 21: Brain Metastases: Whole brain radiation therapyChapter 22: Primary Spinal Cord TumorsChapter 23: Spinal MetastasesChapter 24: Management of acute side effects of brain irradiation (besides radionecrosis)Chapter 25: Radiation Necrosis: A Practical ApproachChapter 26: Management of spine SBRT adverse effectsChapter 27: Monitoring and management of late effects