Radiotherapy for Non-Malignant Disorders

1. Bone and Joint Disorders

   1. Degenerative Joint Disease Activated Osteoarthrosis Deformans: Hip, Knee, Shoulder and Other Joints

      • Guido Hildebrandt, Friedrich-Hugo Kamprad

      Pages 317-332

   2. Heterotopic Ossifications: General Survey for All Sites

      • Michael Heinrich Seegenschmiedt, Oliver Micke, Reinhard Heyd

      Pages 333-355

   3. Heterotopic Ossification Prophylaxis - The Hip

      • Oliver Koelbl, Winfried E. Alberti, Michael Heinrich Seegenschmiedt

      Pages 357-371

   4. Heterotopic Ossifications after Head and Spinal Cord Injuries (HSCI)

      • Marie-Luise Sautter-Bihl, Peter Lukas, Erhard Liebermeister, Doris Maier, Andras Nanassy

      Pages 373-381

   5. Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS)

      • Ralf Oppenkowski, Michael Heinrich Seegenschmiedt

      Pages 383-395

   6. Langerhans′ Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

      • Thomas Olschewski, Michael Heinrich Seegenschmiedt, Oliver Micke

      Pages 397-423

   7. Vertebral Hemangioma (VH)

      • Reinhard Heyd, Michael Heinrich Seegenschmiedt

      Pages 425-440

   8. Aneurysmal Bone Cyst (ABC)

      • Reinhard Heyd, Michael Heinrich Seegenschmiedt

      Pages 441-455

2. Vascular Disorders

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 457-458

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   2. Giant Hemangioma/Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome

      • Patrick Schueller, Stefan Hesselmann, Oliver Micke

      Pages 459-466

3. Eye Disorders

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 467-467

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   2. Graves’ Orbitopathy

      • Susanne Staar, Hans T. Eich, Michael Heinrich Seegenschmiedt

      Pages 469-486

   3. Pseudotumor Orbitae

      • Markus Notter, Kathryn M. Greven

      Pages 487-500

   4. Pterygium

      • Richard H. Greiner, Bojan Pajic, Joachim Kutzner

      Pages 501-512

   5. Hemangiomas and Vascular Tumors of the Eye

      • Murali Murty, Jorge E. Freire, Carol L. Shields, Jerry A. Shields, Arman Mashayekhi, Luther W. Brady

      Pages 513-520

4. Local and Systemic Inflammatory Disorders

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 521-521

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   2. Inflammatory Disorders: Furunculitis, Hidradenitis, Panaritium and Paronychia

      • Dietmar Fröhlich, Dieter Baaske, Michael Glatzel

      Pages 523-536

   3. Lymphocutaneous Fistulas and Lymphoceles

      • Burkard Neu, Wulf Haase

      Pages 537-546

   4. Local Rheumatoid Arthritis and Radiation Synovectomy

      • Georg M. Kacl, Gerold Stucki

      Pages 547-561

5. Head and Neck

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 563-563

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Non-malignant, or "benign", diseases can be successfully treated using ionizing rad- tion technologies. It was first proposed in 1898 by Sokoloff, who reported the analgesic effects of radiotherapy for painful rheumatoid arthritis. Since then, the use of these techniques for painful muscle-skeletal diseases has gained acceptance particularly in Europe but is still carried out actively in the United States. Non-malignant diseases that are amenable to radiotherapy can be classified as inflammatory, degenerative, hype- roliferative, functional, or other disorders. However, the topographic and morphologic considerations are more relevant. Even though radiation therapy for "benign" diseases has not been pursued actively since the 1950s, more recent interest has dictated that it can be a very effective treatment modality. The use of radiotherapy can be justified for invasive and aggressive growth such as that seen with desmoids, for cosmetic d- figurations and functional loss as seen with keloids or endocrine orbitopathy, or for life-threatening complications such as hepatic hemangiomas or juvenile angiofibromas that occur in children or adolescents. Many of the non-malignant diseases can have a major and lasting effect on quality of life by causing pain or other serious symptoms, particularly when other methods of treatment are unavailable, have failed, or may induce more side effects. It is not generally the first choice of therapy in these non-malignant diseases, but it is acceptable as defined. The book edited by Seegenschmiedt et al.

• Tumor
• aneurysm
• bone
• brain
• carcinogenesis
• clinical application
• dermatose
• eye
• knee
• radiation
• radiation therapy
• radiotherapy
• spinal cord
• synovectomy
• therapy

From the reviews:

"This all-inclusive book addressing benign conditions that can be treated with radiation covers first principles for the radiobiology and physics associated with treatment and its delivery and then details the conditions, treatment options, and techniques of therapy. … the book is designed for practitioners and all medical specialists, particularly radiation oncologists, orthopedists, surgeons, and ophthalmologists. … an important addition to the literature for radiation oncologists as well as for a broad range of specialists. This is an outstanding resource for residents and clinicians … ." (Ann Pittier, Doody’s Review Service, May, 2008)

"The chapter in the textbook entitled Radiotherapy for Non-Malignant Disorders that covers the treatment of nonmalignant central nervous system (CNS) disorders by using ionizing radiation is a well-written, concise, and organized accounting of the current state of the art for physicians and residents in neurosurgery, neurology, neuro-oncology, medical physics, and radiation oncology. … is an excellent reference guide for any clinical member of the treatment team for these diseases." (American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol. 29, November-December, 2008)

• Department of Radiation Oncology and Therapeutic Radiology, Alfried-Krupp-Hospital, Essen, Germany

  Michael Heinrich Seegenschmiedt

• Strahlenklinik Klinikum Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany

  Hans-Bruno Makoski

• Department of Radiation Biology, St. Bartolomew’s Medical College, London, UK

  Klaus-Rüdiger Trott

• Hylda Cohn/American Cancer Society, USA

  Luther W. Brady

• College of Medicine, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA

  Luther W. Brady

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