Accelerated partial breast irradiation: techniques and clinical implementation

Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) is being rapidly introduced into the clinical management of early breast cancer. APBI, in fact, encompasses anumber of different techniques and approaches that include brachytherapy, intraoperative, and external beam techniques. There is currently no single sourcethat describes these techniques and their clinical implementation. This text is a concise handbook designed to assist the clinician in the implementation of APBI. This includes a review of the principles that underlie APBI, a practical and detailed description of each technique for APBI, a review of current clinical results of APBI, and a review of the incidence and management of treatment related complications. An up-to-date concise handbook that will be ofgreat assistance to the clinician in the implementation of accelerated partial breast irradiation Extensively revised and updated since the first edition to take account of the remarkable progress in the field Seven chapters introduce entirely new material not covered in the first edition and all other chapters have been substantially modified or rewritten INDICE: From the contents APBI: History, Rationale, Controversis.- Who is a Candidate for APBI?- Pathological Anatomy of Early Breast Cancer.- The Radiobiology of APBI.-Surgical Considerations for APBI.- Physics of APBI.- Quality Assurance of APBI.- Overview of North American Clinical Trials.- Overview of European Clinical Trials.- Update of Ongoing Prospective Phase III Trials.- APBI Brachytherapy: VCU Technique.- APBI Brachytherapy: Beaumont Technique.- APBIBrachytherapy: University of Wisconsin/ Arizona Technique.- APBI Brachytherapy: Mammosite.- APBI Brachytherapy: Interstitial Seeds.- APBI 3D Conformal External Beam - The NSABP Technique.- APBI 3D Conformal External Beam - The NYU Technique.- APBI 3D Conformal External Beam - The MGH Technique.

• ISBN: 978-3-540-88005-9
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 470
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés