BookGyörgy Kovács, Peter Hoskin, editors.
Summary: Prostate brachytherapy has been the subject of heated debate among surgeons and the proponents of the various brachytherapy methods. This very first interdisciplinary book on the subject provides a comprehensive overview of innovations in low dose rate (LDR), high dose rate (HDR), and pulsed dose rate (PDR) interstitial brachytherapy for the management of local or locally advanced prostate cancer. In addition to detailed chapters on patient selection and the use of imaging in diagnostics, treatment guidance, and implantation control, background chapters are included on related medical physics issues such as treatment planning and quality assurance. The results obtained with the different treatment options and the difficult task of salvage treatment are fully discussed. All chapters have been written by internationally recognized experts in their fields who for more than a decade have formed the teaching staff responsible for the successful GEC-ESTRO/EAU Prostate Brachytherapy Teaching Course. This book will be invaluable in informing residents and others of the scientific background and potential of modern prostate brachytherapy. It will also prove a useful source of up-to-date information for those who specialize in prostate brachytherapy or intend to start an interstitial brachytherapy service.
Contents:
Introduction
Epidemiology and Prevention of Prostate Cancer
Imaging Localised Prostate Carcinoma
Patient Selection and Recommendations on Permanent Seed Implantation as Monotherapy for Localized Prostate Cancer
Patient Selection and Recommendations: HDR
Prostate Brachytherapy Implantation Treatment Techniques
HDR Technique
Pulsed-Dose Rate Brachytherapy in Prostate Cancer
Imaging for Post-implant Dosimetry
Dosimetry Planning for Permanent Seeds
HDR Planning
Postimplant Dosimetry
Dose-Response Relationship in Permanent Implant Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer
HDR Versus LDR Seeds
Results of Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy
Results of HDR Prostate Brachytherapy Treatments
Results of PDR Treatments: The AMC PDR Experience
Incidence and Prognostic Factors for Complications After Permanent Interstitial Brachytherapy
Salvage Treatment for Recurrent Prostate Cancer Following Brachytherapy: For Whom, When and Which?
Prostate Cancer Brachytherapy: Radiation Protection Issues.