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Robotic Radiosurgery Treating Prostate Cancer and Related Genitourinary Applications

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Editors:
  1. Lee E. Ponsky

    1. Dept. Urology, Center for Urologic Oncology &, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, USA

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  2. Donald B. Fuller

    1. Radiosurgery Medical Group, Inc., San Diego Cyberknife Center, San Diego, USA

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  3. Robert M. Meier

    1. Medical Director, Radiation Oncology, Swedish Cancer Institute at Northwest Ho, Seattle, USA

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  4. Charlie Ma

    1. Director, Physics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, USA

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  • Presents current knowledge on all aspects of the treatment of prostate cancer by means of robotic radiosurgery
  • Examines the problem of patient motion during radiation therapy and explains how robotic radiosurgery overcomes this
  • Discusses in detail the role of hypofractionated radiation delivery using robotic radiosurgery
  • Examines emerging genitourinary applications

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction to Radiosurgery as a Multidisciplinary Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Radiosurgery, a Treatment Principle: From Brain to Body

      • Alexander Muacevic
      Pages 3-7

    3. Radiosurgery as a Multidisciplinary Practice

      • Lee E. Ponsky, William Chen, Rodney J. Ellis
      Pages 9-14

    4. Building a Stereotactic Radiosurgery Program for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

      • Alan J. Katz
      Pages 15-25

  3. Historical and Current Prostate Cancer Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    2. Prostate Anatomy and Prostate Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, Staging, and Prevention

      • Eric Umbreit, Mark Shimko, Matthew Gettman
      Pages 29-40

    3. Prostate Surgery and the Evolution to Minimally Invasive Therapies

      • Lee E. Ponsky, Gino Vricella
      Pages 41-47

  5. Hypofractionated Radiation Delivery

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Radiobiology of Prostate Cancer

      • Alexandru Daşu
      Pages 79-101

    3. Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy in Prostate Cancer: Rationale, History, and Outcomes

      • Víctor Macias Hernandez
      Pages 103-118

    4. High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy for the Treatment of Low-, Intermediate-, and High-Risk Prostate Cancer

      • Mackenzie McGee, Mihai Ghilezan, Alvaro Martinez
      Pages 119-132

    5. Stereotactic Treatment for Prostate Cancer: An Overview

      • Mohammad Attar, Eric Lartigau
      Pages 133-140

    6. Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: Updated Results from a Prospective Trial

      • Christopher R. King
      Pages 141-148

    7. Prostate Radiosurgery with Homogeneous Dose Distribution: A Summary of Outcomes So Far

      • Debra Freeman, Mary Ellen Masterson-McGary
      Pages 149-154

    8. Virtual HDR® CyberKnife Treatment for Localized Prostatic Carcinoma: Principles and Clinical Update

      • Donald B. Fuller
      Pages 155-163

    9. Patient Selection for Robotic Radiosurgery for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: Come One, Come All

      • Sean P. Collins, Simeng Suy, Eric Oermann, Siyan Lie, Xia Yu, Heather Hanscom et al.
      Pages 165-175
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The treatment of prostate cancer continues to be problematic owing to serious side-effects, including erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence. Robotic radiosurgery offers a novel, rapid, non-invasive outpatient treatment option that combines robotics, advanced image-guided spatial positioning, and motion detection with submillimeter precision. This book examines all aspects of the treatment of prostate cancer with robotic radiosurgery. It explains how image-guided robotic radiosurgery overcomes the problem of patient motion during radiation therapy by continuously identifying the precise location of the prostate tumor throughout the course of treatment. Hypofractionated radiation delivery by means of robotic radiosurgery systems is also discussed in detail. The book closes by examining other emerging genitourinary applications of robotic radiosurgery. All of the authors are experts in their field who present a persuasive case for this fascinating technique.

Reviews

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“This is a timely book summarising the development and current status of the use of stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of urological cancers … and so this book is very helpful for all those urologists and oncologists who wish to become involved with stereotactic radiotherapy now or in the future. The book provides a good overview of the subject, which will undoubtedly be useful in the clinic when patients enquire about stereotactic treatment and where it fits into the standard armamentarium of treatment options.” (Rob Hughes, Urology News, January/February, 2013)

“Topics are well presented and discussed in 5 parts … all well written and discussed by radiotherapists, radiologic-oncologists and urologists. … The authors are to be praised for the updated, precise way the different topics are presented and discussed … . This is a very useful, revealing book for all those dealing with prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, as well for those radiologists who want to be kept abreast of the continuous evolution and improvements in the field of Medicine … .” (Giampiero Beluffi, La radiologia medica, Vol. 118, 2013)

“Lee Ponsky and co-editors, helped by more than 40 worldwide experts, wrote an original textbook dedicated to urological applications of radiosurgery. The first part provided the reader with general information. … An important part of the book was dedicated to hypofractionated radiation therapy and based on radiobiological aspects of the treatment. Undoubtedly, this textbook is intended for radiotherapists and oncologists. … urologists involved in prostate cancer management will find ample amount of information, essential in pluri-disciplinary clinical exchanges.” (Paul Meria, European Urology Today, August/September, 2012)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Urology, Center for Urologic Oncology &, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, USA

    Lee E. Ponsky

  • Radiosurgery Medical Group, Inc., San Diego Cyberknife Center, San Diego, USA

    Donald B. Fuller

  • Medical Director, Radiation Oncology, Swedish Cancer Institute at Northwest Ho, Seattle, USA

    Robert M. Meier

  • Director, Physics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, USA

    Charlie Ma

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Robotic Radiosurgery Treating Prostate Cancer and Related Genitourinary Applications

  • Editors: Lee E. Ponsky, Donald B. Fuller, Robert M. Meier, Charlie Ma

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11495-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-11494-6Published: 23 November 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51960-8Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-11495-3Published: 19 November 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 245

  • Topics: Imaging / Radiology, Oncology, Urology, Surgery, Radiotherapy

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Finance, Business & Banking, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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