Gynecologic Radiation Therapy Novel Approaches to Image-Guidance and
Recent advances in the treatment of gynecologic malignancies led to a new worldwide consensus to introduce image guidance to gynecologic radiation therapy, particularly to brachytherapy. The book summarizes the changed practice of management: treatment pl
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Akila N. Viswanathan • Christian Kirisits Beth E. Erickson • Richard Pötter (Editors)
Gynecologic Radiation Therapy Novel Approaches to Image-Guidance and Management
Beth E. Erickson, MD Department of Radiation Oncology Medical College of Wisconsin Clinics Froedtert Hospital 9200 W Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53226 USA [email protected]
Akila N. Viswanathan, MD, MPH Department of Radiation Oncology Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center Harvard Medical School 75 Francis Street L2 Boston, MA 02115 USA [email protected]
Richard Pötter, MD Department of Radiotherapy Vienna General Hospital Medical University of Vienna Währinger Gürtel 18-20 1090 Vienna Austria [email protected]
Christian Kirisits, ScD Department of Radiotherapy Vienna General Hospital Medical University of Vienna Währinger Gürtel 18-20 1090 Vienna Austria [email protected]
ISBN: 978-3-540-68954-6
e-ISBN: 978-3-540-68958-4
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-68958-4 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010933085 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Cover design: eStudioCalamar, Figueres/Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The use of complex 3D imaging has significantly changed medicine in its approach to patients, particularly to those going under radiation. Over the past 30 years, the field of radiation oncology has evolved from reliance on pure 2D imaging to detailed visual analysis of tumor and complex structure surrounding it. This visualization has permitted more precise treatments in all areas of the body. For gynecologic therapy, the impact of imaging has changed treatment approaches over the past 10 years with the development of intensity modulated radiation therapy and image-guided brachytherapy. This text is a state-ofthe-art presentation of the current thought and issues in the field of gynecologic imagin
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