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- Explains how to incorporate quality radiation therapy in multimodality treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies
- Assesses the safety and efficacy of radiotherapy in combination with systemic agents, surgery, and ablative therapy
- Addresses the use of multiple radiotherapy techniques, IMRT, radiosurgery platforms, and particle therapy for each malignancy
This book is a practical guide on how best to incorporate advanced radiation therapy techniques into the multimodality treatment of a wide range of gastrointestinal tumors, including esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, hepatobiliary malignancies (primary and metastatic liver tumors, intrahepatic, perihilar, and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas, and gallbladder cancer), pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, and carcinoma of the anal canal. Practical considerations when treating patients with external beam radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, particle therapy, and stereotactic body radiation therapy are clearly explained. Detailed attention is devoted to the safety and efficacy of radiotherapy in combination with current and emerging systemic therapies (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and biologic agents), surgery, and ablative therapy, and the advantages and disadvantages of alternative treatment approaches for different tumor types are carefully evaluated. The book will benefit radiation oncologists, medical and surgical oncologists, medical physicists, medical dosimetrists, and other oncology professionals. Table of ContentsEsophageal Cancer - Proximal/Cervical Esophageal Cancer
Anupam Rishi, Jimmy J. Caudell - Mid/Distal Esophageal Cancer and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer (Siewert Type I and II)
Anupam Rishi, Michael D. Chuong, Jessica M. Frakes
Stomach Cancer - Gastric Cancer (Siewert Type III)
Joseph M. Caster, Joel E. Tepper
Hepatobiliary Malignancies - Primary Liver Tumors: Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
John P. Plastaras, Kevin T. Nead, Joshua E. Meyer - Gallbladder Cancer and Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Rachit Kumar, Gary Walker, Lauren Rosati, Sweet Ping Ng, Joseph Herman - Non-Colorectal Liver Metastases
Adam C. Mueller, William A. Stokes, Dale Thornton, Tracey Schefter - Proton Beam Therapy for Hepatic Malignancies
Smith Apisarnthanarax, Rosanna Yeung, Stephen Bowen, Tobias R. Chapman
Pancreatic Cancer - Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
Diego A. S. Toesca, Daniel T. Chang, Edward Kim, Joseph Herman, Albert C. Koong, Suzanne Russo - Locally Advanced/Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer
Sweet Ping Ng, Michael E. Kantor, Sam Beddar, Eugene Koay, Joseph Herman, Cullen M. Taniguchi
Colorectal Cancer - Colon Cancer
Fumiko Chino, Christopher Willett, Manisha Palta, Brian Czito - Rectal Cancer
Sarah Jo Stephens, Christopher Willett, Brian Czito, Minisha Palta - Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases
Jeffrey Meyer
Anal Cancer - Carcinoma of the Anal Canal
Jordan Kharofa, Lisa Kachnic, Clayton Smith, Joseph Dunlap
General Considerations - Dosimetry and Physics Quality Assurance
Nataliya Kovalchuk, Thomas R. Niedermayr, Suzanne Russo, Daniel T. Chang
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