Image-guided Stereotactic Radiosurgery: High-precision, Non-invasive Treatment Of Solid Tumors
by Harun Badakhshi /
2016 / English / PDF
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This book provides the reader with a detailed update on the use
of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in patients with lesions of
the brain and other parts of the body. The aim is not simply to
explain the application of SRS and document its value with
reference to the author's own clinical experiences and other
published evidence, but also to contextualize the technology
within a new strategic concept of cancer care. When embedded
within an appropriate conceptual framework, technology becomes
pivotal in changing therapeutic strategies. A new paradigm that
is increasingly impacting on clinical practice is the
oligometastatic state, on the basis that long-term survival might
be achieved in patients with a low volume and number of
metastatic lesions. This book accordingly addresses the value of
SRS in patients with oligometastases of solid tumors to the
brain, lung, spine, and liver. In addition, it examines the use
of SRS in patients with diverse brain lesions, early-stage stage
lung cancer, liver cancer, and early-stage prostate cancer.
Readers will be persuaded that SRS, using cutting-edge imaging
technologies to deliver precisely targeted radiation therapy,
represents an exciting non-invasive procedure that holds great
promise for the present and the future of cancer care.
This book provides the reader with a detailed update on the use
of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in patients with lesions of
the brain and other parts of the body. The aim is not simply to
explain the application of SRS and document its value with
reference to the author's own clinical experiences and other
published evidence, but also to contextualize the technology
within a new strategic concept of cancer care. When embedded
within an appropriate conceptual framework, technology becomes
pivotal in changing therapeutic strategies. A new paradigm that
is increasingly impacting on clinical practice is the
oligometastatic state, on the basis that long-term survival might
be achieved in patients with a low volume and number of
metastatic lesions. This book accordingly addresses the value of
SRS in patients with oligometastases of solid tumors to the
brain, lung, spine, and liver. In addition, it examines the use
of SRS in patients with diverse brain lesions, early-stage stage
lung cancer, liver cancer, and early-stage prostate cancer.
Readers will be persuaded that SRS, using cutting-edge imaging
technologies to deliver precisely targeted radiation therapy,
represents an exciting non-invasive procedure that holds great
promise for the present and the future of cancer care.
