Basic and Advanced Techniques in Prostate Brachytherapy

ISBN-13: 9781841842981 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 486 str.

Adam Dicker; Gregory Merrick; Leonard Gomella

Opis

Prostate brachytherapy (transperineal interstitial implantation of the prostate with either permanent or temporary radioactive sources) has evolved into a sophisticated and definitive treatment modality, used either as monotherapy or in combination with external beam radiation therapy for the definitive treatment of prostate cancer. This popular form of therapy is frequently integrated with neoadjuvant and/or concurrent androgen suppression therapy in the intermediate and advanced risk patient. This book covers both basic and advanced techniques for prostate brachytherapy and is appropriate for the practitioner either anticipating or currently performing permanent radioactive seed implants. A partial list of topics includes: patient selection, equipment decisions, treatment planning, operative technique, post-implant evaluation, management of acute/long term treatment related effects and follow-up after implant. A unique feature of this book is the addition of a CD-ROM. planning, intraoperative positioning, ultrasound, treatment planning (permanent and temporary implants), patient positioning, needle placement, pre-loaded needles and use of a Mick applicator. This book is targeted for practitioners of prostate brachytherapy-urologists, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists and medical physicists. Drs. Dicker, Merrick, Gomella, Waterman and Valicenti and a panel of outstanding urologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists, nurses and radiologists, comprehensively review in detail all aspects of prostate brachytherapy, with particular attention to practical techniques and issues that can be incorporated into daily practice. The authors also review timely issues regarding urodynamics, quality-of-life, and methods to evaluate the quality of permanent implants with specific recommendations. Up-to-date and highly practice-oriented, Basic and Advanced Techniques in Prostate Brachytherapy offers, frontline urologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists and medical oncologists, a comprehensive, approach using prostate brachytherapy.

Recenzje

'This book deserves a place in the reference library of every urological department.' - Professor Stephen Langley, BJU International 2005

Spis treści

Introduction. Ultrasound Principles and Anatomy of the Prostate. Effect of Radiology on Prostate Histopathology and Assessment of Residual Cancer. What Should You Ask Your Pathologist When Contemplating Minimally Invasive Therapy. Detailed Mapping of Prostate Carcinoma Foci: Implications for Prostate Brachytherapy. Treatment Decisions: Surgery vs. Brachytherapy: A Urologist's Perspective. Treatment Decisions: a Patient's Perspective on Prostate Brachytherapy. Principles of Prostate Brachytherapy Isotope Decisions. Use of Artificial Neural Networks in the Clinical Staging of Prostate Cancer: Implications for Prostate Brachytherapy. What Do Whole Mount Radical Prostatectomy Specimens Teach Us About Extracapsular Disease. Implications for Prostate Brachytherapy. Can Permanent Implants Address Extracapsular Disease, Can Extraprostatic Extension be Treated by Prostate Brachytherapy? An Analysis Based on Postimplant Dosimetry. Evaluating the Role of Neoadjuvant Deprivation for Patients Undergoing Prostate Brachytherapy. Impact of Hormonal Therapy on Pubic Arch Interference. Pre Implantation Urologic Considerations. Selection of Equipment for Prostate Brachytherapy. Advances Beyond Biplanar Ultrasound for Permanent Prostate Implants. What to Look for When Choosing Treatment Planning Software for Prostate Brachytherapy. A Comprehensive Review of Prostate Cancer Brachytherapy: Defining an Optimal Technique. Planning an Implant: Preplanning Versus Intraoperative Planning. Point Kernels and Superposition Methods for Scatter Dose Calculations in Brachytherapy. Treatment Planning for High Dose-rate Prostate Brachytherapy. High Dose-rate Afterloading Iridium-192 Prostate Brachytherapy. Use of Conformal High-dose Rate Brachytherapy for Management of Patients with Prostate Cancer: Optimizing Dose Escalation. The Role of High Dose Rate Prostate Brachytherapy in the Management of Prostate Cancer, Treatment Planning and Results from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Modified Uniform Seed Loading for Prostate Brachytherapy: Rationale, Design and Evaluation. Treatment Planning and the Seattle Prostate Institute Approach to Treatment Planning for Permanent Implants. Surgical Tips: Improving Ultrasound Imaging During Interstitial Implant. Intraoperative Technique. Intraoperative Technique Using Pd-103. Intraoperative Technique with Biplane Ultrasound and Fluoroscopic Guidance for Optimal Seed Placement. Performing a Prostate Implant Under Local Anesthesia. A Prospective Multi-center Study of Transperineal Prostatic Block for Transurethral Needle Ablation (TUNA) of the Prostate. Improvement of Transperineal Implant Dosimetry by Intraoperative Cystoscopic Confirmation of Prostate Anatomy Nursing Management of Prostate Brachytherapy Patients. Management of Patients Receiving Transperineal Palladium-103 Prostate Implants. Prevention of Perineal Hematoma Using the Perineal Pressure Application Device (PPAD) After Prostate Brachytherapy. The Role of a Needle Manipulator/ruler in 1125/Pd 103 Preloaded Needle Implants of the Prostate. Defining a Quality Prostate Implant. Options for a Suboptimal Permanent Prostate Implant. Long-term Results. Radiation Oncologist's Perspective. Biochemical Outcome After Radical Prostatectomy, External Beam Radiotherapy or 125I Prostate Brachytherapy for Low and Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Patients. Acute and Chronic Toxicity After IMRT/HDR for Patients S/P TURP, Large Glands, High IPS Scores: Patient Selection, OR Technique, Treatment Planning, Inpatient Management, Catheter Movement and QOL Assessment Long-term Results. A Urologist's Perspective. The Intermediate Risk Disease Patient: Is There an Advantage for External Beam Radiotherapy and Implant? Experimental Evaluation of the Rtog Recommendation for Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy Implants. Dosimetric Analysis of Urinary Morbidity Following Prostate Brachytherapy (125i vs. 103pd) Combined with External Beam Radiation Therapy. Lessons from the Learning Curve Erectile Function Following Prostate Brachytherapy. Rectal Complications after Permanent Seed Implants Sexual Dysfunction after Permanent Implant. Management of Voiding Dysfunction Following Implantation. Transient Elevation of Serum Prostate.

O autorze

Adam P. Dicker (Edited by), Gregory Merrick (Edited by), Leonard Gomella (Edited by), Richard K. Valicenti (Edited by), Frank Waterman (Edited by)