Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: A Practical Guide

“This is an excellent book regarding the stereotactic radiation modality include focused beam, stereotactic treatment of head and neck cancers, brain tumors, Cranial and Spinal AVMs, as well as GI/Pancreas tumors, liver, prostate, and bony metastases. … I recommend this book for all Rad/Onc physicians and radiation therapists with interests in current planning protocols. … Rad Onc residents, fellows and students may be able to learn from this good book.  I have no reservations in recommending this text.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, April, 2016)
“In this text book, Gaya and Mahedevan aim to provide a practical aid to SABR. … The book will be a useful refresher on the evidence, key issues and background information around the use of SABR and will be very helpful to trainees approaching part 2 of the FRCR.” (Professor Joe O’Sullivan, RAD Magazine, October, 2015)

Andrew Gaya is heavily involved with the UK implementation of the latest radiotherapy techniques (e.g. IMRT, IGRT, Tomotherapy, combining targeted or anti-vascular drugs with radiotherapy and stereotactic body radiosurgery). He has specialist expertise in gastrointestinal, prostate, cyberknife robotic radiosurgery, complex radiotherapy planning. He is an oncologist at London Oncology Centre and is the lead clinical oncologist for audit and clinical governance at Guy’s Hospital. Anand Mahadaven is an Instructor in Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School and Attending Physician in Radiation Therapy at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

This practical guide covers the basic  aspects of stereotactic radiotherapy systems and treatment. As an emerging field, stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) offers image-guided radiation that is directed at extremely well-defined tumor targets within the body, delivering very high doses of radiation.  Indications for SBRT have expanded extensively in recent years from intracranial treatment to extracranial, leading to the development of a thriving subspecialty within radiation oncology.
 
The expertise on these methods is concentrated across a few centres, mainly in the USA. However, as the technique is increasingly being adopted worldwide, specialists require further training in using it. Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy – A Practical Guide provides a valuable aid for this purpose and is of particular interest to clinical oncologists and their trainees.

Collects all fundamental information on this burgeoning field into a single readable volume Case studies are used to illustrate teaching points in each chapter International team of expert contributors