Brachytherapy: Techniques and Evidences

Description:

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of major technical advances and research findings in the field of brachytherapy. Especially research conducted on brachytherapy in Japan has made tremendous strides, offering readers valuable insights into new treatment outcomes, evidence and techniques. In the respective chapters, each author elucidates cutting-edge findings, addressing both the basic and clinical aspects including the application to various cancers, and especially focusing on highly valuable data gleaned in Japan. As such, the book will benefit not only radiation oncologists but also basic researchers, radiation technologists, medical physicists and members of medical staff who are involved in the development and utilization of this advanced therapy.

Table of Contents:

Part I. General

1. History of Brachytherapy in Japan

2. Japanese Brachytherapy in the World

3. Modern Computational Technologies for Establishing Precision Brachytherapy: From Non-rigid Image Registration to Deep Learning

Part II. Gynecology

4. Moving on from LDR to HDR

5. Intracavitary Brachytherapy from 2D to 3D

6. Midline Block (Central Shielding)

7. Hybrid Brachytherapy

8. Interstitial Brachytherapy: Radical and Salvage

9. Asian Cooperation and Global Trends in Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer

Part III. Prostate

10. Prostate Brachytherapy: Clinical Efficacy and Future Trends

11. How We Led the Japanese Low-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy to Successful Practice (Urologist Perspective)

12. A Review of Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy as Practiced in Japan

13. High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy as Monotherapy for Prostate Cancer

14. Single-Fraction HDR Boost

Part IV. Breast

15. Brachytherapy APBI: Japanese Experience and Asian Trend

16. Breast: Hungarian Experience and European Trend

Part V. Head and Neck

17. Low-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy for Oral Cancer

18. High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy for Oral Cancer

19. Ocular Plaque Brachytherapy for Uveal Melanoma and Retinoblastoma

Part VI. Intraluminal

20. Intraluminal Brachytherapy for Endobronchial Cancer

21. Brachytherapy for Esophageal Cancer: Optimum Dose and Indications in the Modern Era

22. Intraluminal Brachytherapy for Biliary Tract Cancer