Titlebook: Handbook of Image-Guided Brachytherapy; Jyoti Mayadev,Stanley H.‘Benedict,Mitchell Kamrava Book 2017 Springer International Publishing AG

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Treatment Delivery Technology for Brachytherapyrison with the range of delivery devices and techniques that brachytherapy brings to the table. With brachytherapy, each tumor location necessarily has a unique technique and applicator setup. Because of the wide range of applications and tumor sites treated with brachytherapy, delivery technology i

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Image Guidance Systems for Brachytherapyo better identify and delineate target volumes and critical structures, visualize the implant, and obtain functional information of the target and surrounding organs. This chapter gives an overview of the different imaging modalities available and both their current and future clinical uses. The cha

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Quality Assurance in Brachytherapyegulations cover the periodic (treatment day) and quarterly (source exchange) tests that are required to ensure proper treatment. In addition, other task group reports review advances in brachytherapy treatments, such as improved dose calculations, as well as QA for imaging equipment including CT an

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Anesthesia and Procedural Care for Brachytherapyn should be developed well in advance of any foreseen procedure to mitigate patient risk and allow ample time for changes in the anesthetic plan. In general, the indications and risks to patients receiving anesthesia for brachytherapy are similar to other procedures and established pre- and post-pro

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Breast Brachytherapy and Clinical Appendix to normal tissue. The majority of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrences occur within the index quadrant. It provides options for shorter treatment duration compared to traditional whole breast external beam radiation therapy (5 days vs. 5 weeks). Guidelines from several groups exist with recommendat

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Eye Plaque Brachytherapy of <16 mm) is a common treatment option for uveal (choroidal) melanoma. The goals of treatment are preservation of function (vision) with a good cosmetic outcome (retention of the eye) as well as control of disease and prevention of dissemination (local or metastatic). COMS guidelines recommend pre

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MRI Image-Guided Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancertate implants have more commonly utilized ultrasound-guided techniques, MRI-guided radiosurgery (MARS) has emerged as an exciting advancement in the field. Compared to ultrasound and CT, MRI can reduce the level of target volume uncertainty given its superior soft tissue delineation. In this chapter