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9783540625506

Radiotherapy for Non-Malignant Disorders

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  • ISBN13:

    9783540625506

  • ISBN10:

    354062550X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-11-03
  • Publisher: Springer Verlag
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Summary

This volume discusses the general background and various clinical applications of radiation therapy in the treatment of non-malignant diseases. It documents the radiobiological and physical principles of treatment and the rationale underlying the use of radiotherapy for various disorders of the CNS, head and neck, eye, skin and soft tissues, bone and joints, and vascular system. In so doing, it draws attention to and elucidates the scope for application of radiotherapy beyond the treatment of malignancies. Both the risks and the benefits of such treatment are fully considered, the former ranging from minor clinical problems to life-threatening diseases. With the assistance of many tables and figures, the extensive data from clinical studies are presented in a well-structured and informative way. Since it offers an interdisciplinary perspective, it will be of interest not only to radiotherapists but also to many other practitioners and medical specialists, e.g. orthopedists, surgeons, and ophthalmologists.

Table of Contents

General Backgroundp. 1
Radiobiological Principlesp. 3
Side Effects and Long-Term Risks from Radiotherapy of Benign Diseasesp. 29
Risk Assessment and Carcinogenesis Modellingp. 45
Radiophysical Principlesp. 59
Clinical Principlesp. 89
Irradiation of Non-Malignant Diseases: A Surveyp. 121
Patterns of Care Study for Non-Malignant Diseases in Germanyp. 133
Skin and Soft Tissue Disordersp. 145
Tumors, Hyperplasia, Dermatosesp. 147
Morbus Dupuytren / Morbus Ledderhosep. 161
Peyronie's Diseasep. 193
Keloids and Hypertrophic Scarsp. 209
Aggressive Fibromatosis/Desmoid Tumorsp. 225
Bone and Joint Disordersp. 235
Orthopaedic Examination, Tests and Clinical Scoresp. 237
Rotator Cuff Syndrome (RCS)p. 261
Humeral Epicondylopathia (HEP), Lateral and Medial Humeral Epicondylitisp. 281
Calcaneodynia: Plantar and Dorsal Heel Spur/Heel Spur Syndromep. 295
Degenerative Joint Disease/Activated Osteoarthrosis Deformans: Hip/Knee/Shoulder/Other Jointsp. 317
Heterotopic Ossifications; General Survey for All Sitesp. 333
Heterotopic Ossification Prophylaxis - The Hipp. 357
Heterotopic Ossifications after Head and Spinal Cord Injuries (HSCI)p. 373
Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS)p. 383
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)p. 397
Vertebral Hemangiomas (SVH)p. 425
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst (ABC)p. 441
Vascular Disordersp. 457
Giant Hemangioma/Kasabach-Merritt Syndromep. 459
Eye Disordersp. 467
Graves' Orbitopathyp. 469
Pseudotumor Orbitaep. 487
Pterygiump. 501
Hemangiomas and Vascular Tumors of the Eyep. 513
Local and Systemic Inflammatory Disordersp. 521
Inflammatory Disorders: Furunculitis, Hidradenitis, Panaritium and Paronychiap. 523
Lymphocutaneous Fistulas and Lymphocelesp. 537
Local Rheumatoid Arthritis and Radiation Synevectomyp. 547
Head and Neckp. 563
Non-Malignant Disorders of the Head Regionp. 565
CNS and Brainp. 581
Arterio-Venous Malformationp. 583
Meningeomap. 609
Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma)p. 629
Pituitary Adenomap. 653
Trigeminal Neuralgiap. 665
Radiosurgical Treatment Options for Epileptic Disordersp. 679
Where There is No Evidence: Registry for Rare Benign Diseasesp. 701
Subject Indexp. 725
List of Contributorsp. 737
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