Title Radiation therapy for sarcomas and skin cancers : a practical guide on treatment techniques / Edward Kim, Upendra Parvathaneni, Meng Xu Welliver, editors

Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022

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Description 1 online resource Series Practical Guides in Radiation Oncology, 2522-5723 Practical guides in radiation oncology, 2522-5723 Contents PART I Sarcomas: Extremity soft tissue sarcoma -- Retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma -- Gynecologic sarcomas -- Bone sarcomas -- Chordomas -- Oligometastatic sarcomas -- Pediatric sarcomas -- Particle therapy for sarcomas -- Chemotherapy / radiosensitizers -- PART II Other soft tissue tumors: Desmoid fibromatosis -- Hemangiopericytomas / solitary fibrous tumors -- Angiosarcomas -- Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans -- PART III Skin cancers: Squamous cell carcinomas -- Basal cell carcinomas -- Melanomas -- Merkel cell carcinomas -- Cutaneous lymphomas Summary This practical guide to the use of radiotherapy for the treatment of sarcomas and skin cancers covers a wide range of disease scenarios, identifying which treatment techniques are applicable in particular clinical circumstances. Among the conditions considered are extremity soft tissue sarcomas, retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomas, bone sarcomas, uterine sarcomas, chordomas, pediatric sarcomas, squamous cell carcinomas, basal cell carcinomas, melanomas, Merkel cell carcinomas, and cutaneous lymphomas. Detailed attention is devoted to the issues and considerations of relevance in everyday practice when treating these diseases. The use of multiple radiotherapy techniques and procedures, including IMRT, brachytherapy, radiosurgery, and particle therapy, is fully explained, and the role of radiotherapy in combination with chemotherapy and emerging therapeutics such as immunotherapy and biologic anticancer agents is also addressed. The book will be of high value for practicing radiation oncologists, medical and surgical oncologists, medical physicists, medical dosimetrists, trainees, and other medical professionals Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 2, 2022) Subject Sarcoma -- Radiotherapy Skin -- Cancer -- Radiotherapy Radiotherapy. Radiotherapy Radiotherapy -- methods Radiotherapy -- trends Skin Neoplasms Skin Neoplasms -- radiotherapy Skin -- Cancer -- Radiotherapy Form Electronic book Author Kim, Edward, editor. Parvathaneni, Upendra, editor Welliver, Meng Xu, editor ISBN 9783031067068 3031067061

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