Technological Basis of Radiation Therapy

Abstract

Basic Concepts in Treatment Planning: Modeling Therapeutic Ratios for Different Fractionation Schedules.- Malignant Tumors Following Irradiation.- Clinical Principles and Applications of Chemoirradiation.- Imaging in Radiation Therapy.- Physics of Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology.- The Simul. Process in the Determination and Definition of the Treatment Volume and Treatment Planning.- Electron Beam Therapy.- Treatment Aids for External Beam Radiotherapy.- 3-D Planning and Conformal Therapy.- Intensity Modul. Radiation Therapy.- Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy.- Physics of Brachytherapy.- Radiobiological Clinical Applications of Low and High Dose Rate Brachytherapy.- Quality Assurance in Radiation Oncology. Practical Clinical Applications: CNS Tumors.- Head, Neck and Breast Cancer, Esophagus Lung Cancer.- Cancers of the Colon, Rectum, Anus, Bladder.- Low-Dose Rate-Brachytherapy for Carc. of the Cervix.- Technical Aspects of Radiation Therapy for Endom. Carcinoma.- Carc. of the Vulva and Vagina.- Prostate and Testicular Cancer.- Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma in Adults.- Total Body Irradiation in Conditioning Regimens for Bone Marrow Transplantation.- Hodgkin's Disease.- Techn. for Intravascular Brachytherapy