Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancers: A Case-Based Review

ISBN-13: 9783319104126 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 244 str.

Murat Beyzadeoglu; Gokhan Ozyigit; Ugur Selek

Opis

This evidence-based guide to the current management of cancer cases at all head and neck sites will assist in the appropriate selection and delineation of tumor volumes/fields for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), including volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT). Each tumor site-related chapter presents, from the perspective of an academic expert, several actual cases at different stages in order to clarify specific clinical concepts. The coverage includes case presentation, a case-related literature review, patient preparation, simulation, contouring, treatment planning, treatment delivery, and follow-up. The text is accompanied by illustrations ranging from slice-by-slice delineations on planning CT images to finalized plan evaluations based on detailed acceptance criteria. The book will be of value for residents, fellows, practicing radiation oncologists, and medical physicists interested in clinical radiation oncology

Spis treści

​General Concepts in Head and Neck Radiotherapy: Patient Preparation.- Simulation.- Treatment Planning.- Follow-up during Radiotherapy.- Follow-up After Radiotherapy.- Management of Neck.- Systemic therapies in the management of Head and Neck Cancers.- Orbital Tumors.- Ear Tumors.- Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Tumors.- Nasopharyngeal Cancers.- Oropharyngeal Cancers.- Hypopharyngeal Cancers.- Laryngeal Cancers.- Oral Cavity Cancers.- Salivary.- Neck Metastases of Unknown Primary.- Rare Tumors of Head and Neck Region.

O autorze

Ugur Selek graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (English Group) in 1997 and went on to obtain ECFMG Certification in the USA. In 2001 he completed his Residency in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Hacettepe University and then became a Clinical Fellow at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. In 2003 he returned to the Department of Radiation Oncology at Hacettepe University and subsequently became first an Assistant Professor and then an Associate Professor. Since 2009 he has been an Associate Professor at the M.D. Anderson Radiation Oncology Center at the American Hospital-Istanbul and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Selek is the author of more than 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals as well as several book chapters. Murat Beyzadeoglu graduated from Cerrahpa a Medical School at the University of Istanbul before going on to specialize in radiation oncology. He worked for 3 years at the Department of Clinical Oncology at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London and then became an Assistant Professor at Gulhane Military Medical School in Ankara. After working as the Turkish National Military Representative at SHAPE Medical Center, Mons, Belgium and the Jules Bordet Cancer Institute in Brussels, he became first Assistant Professor, then Associate Professor, and finally Professor and Chairman in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Gulhane Military Medical School. From 2004 to 2008 he also served as President of the Balkan Military Medical Committee. Professor Beyzadeoglu was the co-editor of a previous Springer book, Basic Radiation Oncology, and has authored numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters.

Blurb

This evidence-based guide to the current management of cancer cases at all head and neck sites will assist in the appropriate selection and delineation of tumor volumes/fields for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), including volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT). Each tumor site-related chapter presents, from the perspective of an academic expert, several actual cases at different stages in order to clarify specific clinical concepts. The coverage includes case presentation, a case-related literature review, patient preparation, simulation, contouring, treatment planning, treatment delivery, and follow-up. The text is accompanied by illustrations ranging from slice-by-slice delineations on planning CT images to finalized plan evaluations based on detailed acceptance criteria.

The book will be of value for residents, fellows, practicing radiation oncologists, and medical physicists interested in clinical radiation oncology. It will facilitate the management of patients with common head and neck cancers without the need for outside referral and will help the reader to meet challenges frequently encountered in clinical practice.