Radioguided Surgery Current Applications and Innovative Directions i
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in the practice of radioguided surgery. The opening section is devoted to the basic physics principles for detection and imaging, radiation detection device technology, principles of surgic
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Radioguided Surgery
Ken Herrmann • Omgo E. Nieweg Stephen P. Povoski Editors
Radioguided Surgery Current Applications and Innovative Directions in Clinical Practice
Editors Ken Herrmann Department of Nuclear Medicine Universitätsklinikum Würzburg Würzburg Germany Omgo E. Nieweg Melanoma Institute Australia and The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
Stephen P. Povoski Division of Surgical Oncology Department of Surgery The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute Columbus, OH USA
ISBN 978-3-319-26049-5 ISBN 978-3-319-26051-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-26051-8
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We would like to dedicate this book to our families and loved ones, not only for their understanding and sacrifice during the writing of this book but also for their endearing and endless support throughout our entire medical careers. Ken Herrmann Omgo E. Nieweg Stephen P. Povoski
Foreword
My own journey into radioguided surgery began in the late 1970s. Two principles were the basis for further developing this technology. First, surgery should be based upon more science and less emotion. Second, it is not what is removed at the time of cancer surgery that is important, but it is what is left behind (residual cancer) that is most impactful. Based upon these two principles, I have spent the past 40 years attempting to improve surgical outcomes. Therefore, it is most apropos that Chapter 1 of this book succinctly professes “radioguided surgery provides the surgeon with critical and r
