Lung David A. Bush Despite intensive research into new treatment strategies, lung cancer continues to be a major health problem worldwide and remains the most frequent cause of cancer death…

Head and Neck CHAPTER 16.A PARANASAL SINUS AND NASAL CAVITY Pascal Pommier Marco Krengli Allan F. Thornton Jun-Etsu Mizoe Daniela Schulz-Ertner Jean-Jacques Mazeron Radiotherapy (RT) plays a fundamental role in…

Bone and Soft Tissue Thomas F. DeLaney David G. Kirsch RADIATION THERAPY FOR SARCOMAS Contemporary management of sarcomas often includes a multidisciplinary approach using a combination of surgery, radiotherapy, and…

Treatment Delivery Systems CHAPTER 5.A PASSIVE BEAM SCATTERING Bernard Gottschalk The particle beam transported from the accelerator to the treatment area is as small as possible to reduce the cost…

Skull Base and Cervical Spine Eugen B. Hug John E. Munzenrider Chordomas arise from the remnants of the notochord. They comprise only 1% to 4% of primary bone tumors and…

Central Nervous System Helen A. Shih Paul H. Chapman Marc R. Bussière Clark C. Chen Jay S. Loeffler Patients with a diverse mix of malignant and benign tumors within the…

Eye Evangelos S. Gragoudas John E. Munzenrider Anne Marie Lane Michael J. Collier Radiation therapy was first used successfully for the treatment of intraocular tumors in 19291 and by the…

Treatment Planning CHAPTER 8.A PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMS AND OPTIMIZATION Hanne M. Kooy Alexei Trofimov Martijn Engelsman Alfred R. Smith Robert Wilson in 1946, while directing the design of the second…

Pediatric Tumors Torunn Yock Thomas F. DeLaney Brittany Esty Nancy J. Tarbell RADIATION THERAPY FOR PEDIATRIC TUMORS Although the incidence of childhood cancer has stabilized over the last few years,…

Overview of Experience with Heavier Charged Particle Radiotherapy Hirohiko Tsujii Tadashi Kamada Juergen Debus In cancer therapy, the question is often raised whether improved local control could be associated with…