Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation is a concise handbook designed to assist the clinician in the implementation of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI).

Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation includes:

• a review of the principles that underlie APBI
• a practical and detailed description of each technique for APBI
• a review of the incidence and management of treatment related complications

Contents

1. Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: History, Rationale, and Controversies
2. Who is a Candidate for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation?
3. Pathologic Anatomy of Early-Stage Breast Cancer and its Relevance to Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: Defining the Target
4. Physics of Partial Breast Irradiation: Coping with the New Requirements of the NSABP B39/RTOG 0413 Protocol
5. The Radiobiology of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
6. Surgical Considerations for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
7. The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Technique of Interstitial Brachytherapy
8. The William Beaumont Hospital Technique of Interstitial Brachytherapy
9. Brachytherapy Techniques: The University of Wisconsin/Arizona Approach
10. The MammoSite Technique for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
11. 3D Conformal External Beam Technique
12. Intraoperative Radiotherapy: A Precise Approach for Partial Breast Irradiation
13. Quality Assurance for Breast Brachytherapy

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