Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in the USA and the UK and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in both countries after lung cancer. Now more frequently diagnosed at an earlier stage, prostate cancer may be cured by radical therapies. The development of prostate brachytherapy, using tiny radioactive seeds implanted into the prostate gland, offers a curative day case treatment for patients with a much improved side effect profile. Long-term studies have shown this treatment to be as effective as radical surgery. As a result, brachytherapy has become the most popular form of treatment for prostate cancer in the USA and its use in the UK is rapidly increasing. With greater access of patients to the latest medical treatments, this book is essential for urologists, oncologists, radiation physicists, specialist nurses,and family medicine practitioners to become conversant with this developing technique. Consise and easy-to-read part textbook and part handbook Contains a list of web-based resources and organizations INDICE: 1. Historical developments of brachytherapy. 2. Patient selection.3. The equipment (including radioactive seeds, planning computers, ultrasoundimages). 4. Treatment planning (including physics). 5. Techniques of implantation. 6. Post-operative evaluation (including CT scan). 7. Complications. 8. Clinical results. 9. Combination treatments (including hormones, external beam). 10. Comparison data with radical surgery and conventional radiotherapy.
- ISBN: 978-1-84628-948-4
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 150
- Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés