Intraoperative Irradiation Techniques and Results
The rationale for using intraoperative irradiation (IORT) is based on the realization that tolerable doses of eternal beam radiation are often insufficient to achieve control of locally advanced malignancies. In these instances, the IORT component of trea
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Leonard L. Gunderson • Christopher G. Willett Felipe A. Calvo • Louis B. Harrison Editors
Intraoperative Irradiation Techniques and Results Second edition
Editors Leonard L. Gunderson, M.D., M.S., Fastro Department of Radiation Oncology Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ USA [email protected] Christopher G. Willett, M.D. Department of Radiation Oncology Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC USA [email protected]
Felipe A. Calvo, M.D. Department of Oncology Hospital Gregorio Maranón Madrid, Spain [email protected] Louis B. Harrison, M.D., FASTRO Department of Radiation Oncology Continuum Cancer Centers of New York Beth Israel Medical Center, St Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-61779-014-0 e-ISBN 978-1-61779-015-7 DOI 10.1007/978-1-61779-015-7 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011924474 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Humana Press, c/o Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Humana Press is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To Katheryn, my wife and best friend, to our children and their spouses (Chad and Chrissy, Whitney and Jeff, Stacie and Nick, Ryan and Danna, Scott and Cindy) and to our grandchildren (Olivia and Adam; Rebecca, Andrew, Katie and Matthew; Sam, Anna, Michael and Ellie; Grant; Landon and Parker) for their love and support To colleagues in Surgery, Medical Oncology, and Radiation Oncology for the opportunity to work together as a team in the delivery of multimodality treatment, including IORT, for our patients with cancer Leonard L. Gunderson To Mary Sunday for 25 years of love and support
Christopher G. Willett
To my family: wife Marta and children Almudena,
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