Progress and Perspectives in the Treatment of Lung Cancer

by Houtte, Paul Van; Klastersky, J.; Rocmans, P.; Albain, K. S.

• ISBN13: 9783540625483
• ISBN10: 3540625488
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Adaptive Control provides techniques for the automatic adjustment in real time of controller parameters. Their purpose is to achieve or maintain a desired level of system performance when process parameters are unknown or variable. Such techniques operate by extracting significative information from real data in order to tune the controller and they feature a mechanism for adjusting parameters. The book explores both established ideas and recent trends in the field of adaptive control. More specifically, the book covers synthesis and analysis of parameter adaptation algorithms, robust digital control and recursive digital control in open and closed loop. This book considers the problems and seeks to find answers using mathematical sequences.To guide the reader, the book contains various applications of adaptive control techniques.

Table of Contents

1 Prognostic Factors: From Clinical Parameters to New Biological Markers	1	(22)
J.B. SORENSEN
K. OSTERLIND
2 Radiological Evaluation of Intrathoracic Extension and Resectability of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	23	(16)
J.A. HANSON
P. ARMSTRONG
3 Positron Emission Tomography: A New Tool in Diagnosing Staging and Treatment Monitoring of Lung Cancer	39	(8)
C. SCHIEPERS
4 Exclusive Surgery for Stage III Disease: Is It Still Ethical?	47	(6)
P. ROCMANS
M. CAPPELLO
P. DE FRANCQUEN
5 Induction Chemotherapy with or without Radiotherapy Followed by Surgery in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	53	(20)
K.S. ALBAIN
6 Adjuvant Treatment in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	73	(12)
S.S. LEONG
C.M.S. ROCHA LIMA
M.R. GREEN
7 Induction or Concurrent Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	85	(10)
R. KOMAKI
J.D. COX
8 Exclusive Radiotherapy for NSC Lung Cancer	95	(14)
H.-P. HEILMANN
F. WUERSCHMIDT
H. BUENEMANN
9 Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy in Treatment of Bronchogenic Carcinoma	109	(10)
B. EMAMI
10 Endoluminal Brachytherapy: A Curative Modality?	119	(8)
H. MARSIGLIA
P. BALDEYROU
E. LARTIGAU
11 Integration of Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer	127	(12)
H. WAGNER
12 The Role of Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation: Benefits and Late Effects	139	(12)
A. GREGOR
A. CULL
13 Fractionation as a Biological Dose Modifier	151	(10)
M.I. SAUNDERS
14 Biochemical and Biological Dose Modifiers for Irradiation of Lung Cancers	161	(12)
R.O. MIRIMANOFF
15 Intraoperative Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer	173	(10)
F.A. CALVO
J.J. ARISTU
M. MORENO
M. SANTOS
S.A. FISHER
16 Should all Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Be Treated Palliatively?	183	(8)
F. CAPPUZZO
A. ZAPPALA
T. LE CHEVALIER
17 Intensive Therapy of Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Review of Recently Published Data	191	(8)
J. KLASTERSKY
D. DEVRIENDT
18 Best Supportive Care or Chemotherapy for Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	199	(10)
J.P. SCULIER
T. BERGHMANS
C. CASTAIGNE
Y. LALAMI
S. LUCE
C. SOTIRIOU
P. VERMYLEN
M. PAESMANS
19 Do We Have the Real Tools to Evaluate Lung Radiotoxicity?	209	(16)
F. MORNEX
L.J. BOERSMA
20 Treatment Indications and Clinical Target Volume	225	(16)
P. VAN HOUTTE
D. BALL
S. DANHIER
P. SCALLIET
21 Radiotherapy and the Challenge of Palliation	241	(8)
F. MACBETH
22 New Drugs in Lung Cancer	249	(18)
J.E. DANCEY
F.A. SHEPHERD
23 Supportive Treatment in the Management of Lung Cancer	267	(8)
L. CRINO
Subject Index	275	(2)
List of Contributors	277