COMPREHENSIVE BRACHYTHERAPY. PHYSICAL AND CLINICAL ASPECTS

Introduction
Introduction and Innovations in Brachytherapy
Jack L.M. Venselaar, Dimos Baltas, Peter J. Hoskin, and Ali S. Meigooni
Standard Technology in Brachytherapy
Rupak Das and Jack L.M. Venselaar
Radionuclides in Brachytherapy: Current and Potential New Sources
Facundo Ballester, Ravinder Nath, and Dimos Baltas
Quality Assurance of Equipment
Jack L.M. Venselaar and Firas Mourtada
Brachytherapy Dosimetry Methods
Source Calibration
Hans Bjerke, Larry DeWerd, Jan P. Seuntjens, Montreal General Hospital and Margaret Bidmead
Experimental Dosimetry Methods
Dimos Baltas, Brigitte Reniers, and Ali Meigooni
Computational Methods for Dosimetric Characterization of Brachytherapy Sources
Panagiotis Papagiannis, Luc Beaulieu, and Firas Mourtada
Brachytherapy Treatment Planning and Imaging
Historical Development of Predictive Dosimetry "Systems"
Ali Soleimani Meigooni, Margaret Bidmead, and Jack L.M. Venselaar
Two-, Three-, and Four-Dimensional Brachytherapy
Jean Pouliot, Ron Sloboda, Frank Verhaegen, and Brigitte Reniers
TG-Dose Calculation Formalism: Development, Insights, and Modernization
Mark J. Rivard, Ali Soleimani Meigooni, and Ravinder Nath
On the Introduction of Model-Based Algorithms Performing Nonwater Heterogeneity Corrections into Brachytherapy Treatment Planning
Åsa Carlsson Tedgren, Frank Verhaegen, and Luc Beaulieu
Optimization and Evaluation
Dimos Baltas and Inger-Karine Kolkman-Deurloo
Quality Management of Treatment Planning
Ali Soleimani Meigooni, and Jack L.M. Venselaar
Practical Use, Limitations, and Quality Control of Imaging in Brachytherapy
Frank-André Siebert and Taran Paulsen Hellebust
Uncertainties in Clinical Brachytherapy
Uncertainties Associated with Brachytherapy Source Calibrations and Dose Calculations
Larry A. DeWerd, Mark J. Rivard, and Hans-Joachim Selbach
Uncertainties Associated with Clinical Aspects of Brachytherapy
Peter Hoskin, Alfredo Polo, and Jack L.M. Venselaar
Margin Concepts in Image- Guided Brachytherapy
Kari Tanderup, Christian Kirisits, Jacob C. Lindegaard, Erik van Limbergen, André Wambersie, and Richard Pötter
Clinical Brachytherapy
Clinical Use of Brachytherapy
Peter J. Hoskin
Radiobiology for Brachytherapy
David J. Carlson, Zhe J. Chen, Peter J. Hoskin, Zoubir Ouhib, and Marco Zaider
Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer
Alfredo Polo and Michael Ghilezan
Introduction to Brachytherapy of Gynecologic Cancers
Beth Erickson, Mahesh Kudrimoti, and Christine Haie-Meder
Brachytherapy for Treatment of Breast Cancer
Kara Lynne Leonard and Erik Van Limbergen
Overview of Brachytherapy of Other Treatment Sites
Vratislav Strnad, Beth Erickson, and Mahesh Kudrimoti
Developments in Clinical Brachytherapy
Developments in Gynecologic Brachytherapy Dose Recording and Reporting: From ICRU Report to Image-Guided Brachytherapy
John E. Mignano
In Vivo Dosimetry in Brachytherapy
Joanna Cygler, Kari Tanderup, Sam Beddar, and José Pérez-Calatayud
Special Brachytherapy Modalities
Christopher S. Melhus, Mark J. Rivard, and Ravinder Nath
Advanced Brachytherapy Technologies: Encapsulation, Ultrasound, and Robotics
Mark J. Rivard, Luc Beaulieu, and Marinus A. Moerland
Intraoperative Brachytherapy
Joost Jan Nuyttens and Subir Nag
Radiation Protection and Quality Management in Brachytherapy
Radiation Protection in Brachytherapy
Panagiotis Papagiannis and Ning J. Yue
New Paradigm for Quality Management in Brachytherapy
Susan Richardson, Geethpriya Palaniswaamy, Sasa Mutic, and Eric Klein
Quality Audits in Brachytherapy
Carlos de Almeida, David Followill, and Claudio Sibata
Expert Training in Brachytherapy
Alex Rijnders, Zoubir Ouhib, György Kovács, and Peter Grimm

Brachytherapy delivers a highly localized dose to a target region using radionuclides implanted in or very near to the tumor. This book provides a complete overview of the field and covers related delivery modalities such as electronic brachytherapy. Along with exploring new clinical protocols, it discusses major advances under development, including imaging, robotics, strategies for improved dosimetry, Monte Carlo-based dose calculation, and optimization. The first part of the text offers a detailed understanding of the underlying physics, design, and implementation of the techniques. The second part provides a practical guide for practitioners.

Features
- Provides essential background information and practical guidelines for quick reference to modern brachytherapy techniques
- Offers a balanced perspective from experts across the globe
- Includes recommendations from the major professional organizations
- Integrates the physics and clinical aspects of the practice
- Presents a complete overview of the design, performance, and management of quality assurance programs

Reviews
This book … addresses the topic of brachytherapy from many vantage points, oncological, physical, and biological, and will satisfy readers from the entire radiotherapy community.
—From the Foreword by Pierre Scalliet