SBRT for Oligometastatic Disease
293CHAPTER 19 SBRT for Oligometastatic Disease Alina Mihai and Michael T. Milano Cancer Metastasis The progression of cancer from a localized disease to metastatic disease requires a sequence of events, likely…
Radiobiology Principles of Radiosurgery and SBRT
15CHAPTER 2 Radiobiology Principles of Radiosurgery and SBRT Ellen Yorke, David Carlson, and Vitali Moiseenko At this point in time, there is no rigorous, comprehensive “radiobiology” that covers the multiple effects…
Overview of Technologies for SRS and SBRT Delivery
73CHAPTER 7 Overview of Technologies for SRS and SBRT Delivery Laura Padilla and Jatinder R. Palta Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) treatments require high accuracy and precision…
Quality Management
103CHAPTER 8 Quality Management Ning Wen, Karen Chin Snyder, Brett Miller, and Indrin J. Chetty The good practice of a robust quality management (QM) program involves not only the science but…
Head and Neck SBRT
165CHAPTER 11 Head and Neck SBRT John A. Vargo, Shlomo A. Koyfman, Robert L. Ferris, Dwight E. Heron, and Farzan Siddiqui The use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the…
Liver SBRT
227CHAPTER 15 Liver SBRT Yushen Qian, Joseph P. Weiner, Everett J. Moding, Nataliya Kovalchuk, Albert C. Koong, Theodore S. Hong, and Daniel T. Chang Radiation therapy (RT) continues to grow as…
Prostate SBRT
249CHAPTER 16 Prostate SBRT Beant S. Gill, Dwight E. Heron, Sean P. Collins, and Alan J. Katz Prostate cancer remains the second most common malignancy in men worldwide, with rising incidence…
Brain Radiosurgery
141CHAPTER 10 Brain Radiosurgery Ronny Kalash, Johnathan A. Engh, and Nduka Amankulor As described in earlier chapters, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) represents a modern form of extremely precise radiation delivery, engaging alternative…
Spine SBRT
279CHAPTER 18 Spine SBRT John A. Vargo, Alina Mihai, Johnathan A. Engh, Nduka Amankulor, and Steven A. Burton Advances in radiation therapy treatment planning and delivery have paved the way for…