Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation

Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation by David E. Wazer
English | August 31, 2008 | ISBN: 354081406X | 275 pages | PDF | 5.43 Mb
This text is a concise handbook designed to assist the clinician in the implementation of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI). It includes a review of the principles that underlie APBI, a practical and detailed description of each technique for APBI, a review of current clinical results of APBI, and a review of the incidence and management of treatment related complications. The book encompasses a number of different techniques and approaches that include brachytherapy, intraoperative, and external beam techniques. There is currently no single source that describes these techniques and their clinical implementation.