Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation

1. Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: History, Rationale, and Controversies
Thomas A. Buchholz, Eric A. Strom

2. Who is a Candidate for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation?
Douglas W. Arthur, Frank A. Vicini, David E. Wazer

3. Pathologic Anatomy of Early-Stage Breast Cancer and its Relevance to Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: Defining the Target
Shruti Jolly, Larry L. Kestin, Neal S. Goldstein, Frank A. Vicini

4. Physics of Partial Breast Irradiation: Coping with the New Requirements of the NSABP B39/RTOG 0413 Protocol
Gregory K. Edmundson

5. The Radiobiology of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
Simon N. Powell

6. Surgical Consideration for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
Henry M. Kuerer

7. The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Technique of Interstitial Brachytherapy
Laurie W. Cuttino, Douglas W. Arthur

8. The William Beaumont Hospital Technique of Interstitial Brachytherapy
Peter Y. Chen, Greg Edmundson

9. Brachytherapy Techniques: the University of Wisconsin/Arizona Approach
Robert R. Kuske

10. The MammoSite Technique for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
Martin E. Keisch, Frank A. Vicini

11. 3D Conformal External Beam Technique
Yasmin Hasan, Frank A. Vicini

12. Intraoperative Radiotherapy: a Precise Approach for Partial Breast Irradiation
Jayant S. Vaidya

13. Quality Assurance for Breast Brachytherapy
Bruce Thomadsen, Rupak Das

14. New and Novel Treatment Delivery Techniques for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
Mark J. Rivard, Alphonse G. Taghian, David E. Wazer

15. Overview of North American Trials
Rakesh R. Patel

16. An Overview of European Clinical Trials of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
Csaba Polgár, Tibor Major, Vratislav Strnad, Peter Niehoff, Oliver J. Ott, György Kovács

17. Normal Tissue Toxicity after Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
David E. Wazer

18. Future Directions: Phase III Cooperative Group Trials
Joseph R. Kelley, Douglas W. Arthur

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Keywords: MEDICAL / Public Health MED078000