Principles and Practice of Radiotherapy Techniques in Thoracic Malignancies, 1st ed. 2016

This evidence-based guide on the use of radiotherapy in patients with common malignancies of the lung, esophagus, and thymus will help radiation oncologists to deliver optimal care within a multidisciplinary setting. Detailed information is provided on all aspects, from delineation of tumor volumes and organs at risk based on four-dimensional CT simulation through to the various advanced radiotherapy techniques, including stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR), intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), tomotherapy, volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), and proton therapy. Contouring, treatment planning, and treatment delivery are documented in a range of everyday cases, with illustrations of slice-by-slice delineations on planning CT images and finalized treatment plans based on detailed acceptance criteria. Numerous practical tips are highlighted, and relevant information is included on surgical techniques and systemic therapies. The book will facilitate decision making in the management of patients with common thoracic malignancies and assist in overcoming the challenges encountered in daily clinical practice.

Selection criteria for definitive treatment approach in thoracic malignancies of Radiation Oncology perspectives.- Guidelines for the delineation of primary tumor target volume in lung cancer.- Guidelines for the delineation of lymphatics target volumes in lung cancer.- Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy for early stage and metastatic NSCLC.- Stereotactic radiosurgery for metastatic NSCLC.- Surgical staging and advanced surgical techniques in early stage NSCLC.- Modern radiotherapy techniques in locally advanced NSCLC.- Radiochemotherapy and fractionation in locally advanced NSCLC.- Systemic therapy in the management of NSCLC & SCLC.- Modernradiotherapy techniques in limited and extensive stage SCLC.- Cranial prophylaxis in SCLC and NSCLC.- Translational research and immunotherapy in lung cancer.- Target volume delineation guidelines in esophageal cancer.- Surgery and advanced surgical techniques in esophageal cancers.- Modern radiotherapy tehniques in esophageal cancers.-Systemic therapies in esophageal cancers.- Target volume delineation guidelines in thymic malignancies.- Surgery in thymic malignancies.- Modern radiotherapy techniques in thymic malignancies.- Systemic therapies in thymic malignancies.- Target volume delineation guidelines in malignant pleuralmesothelioma.- Surgery in malignant pleural mesothelioma.- Modern radiotherapy techniques in malignant pleuralmesothelioma.- Systemic therapies in malignant pleural mesothelioma.- Radiation induced toxicity and related strategy on lung, heart, esophagus, and cord.- Stereotactic ablative and intensity modulated proton therapy for thoracic Malignancies.- Quality assurance of modern radiotherapy techniques.

Gokhan Ozyigit graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (English) in 1996 and then obtained ECFMG Certification in the USA. In 2001 he completed his Residency at the Department of Radiation Oncology at Hacettepe University. He later became a Research Fellow at the Departments of Radiation Oncology at Washington University and The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. In 2004 he was appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Radiation Oncology at Hacettepe University and in 2006 became an Associate Professor there. He is currently Chair at the Department of Radiation Oncology and Director of Advanced Cancer Technologies Research&Application Center at Hacettepe University.  Dr. Ozyigit is an editorial board member of several international journals. He is also a reviewer or advisor for a number of other international journals, co-editor of six previous books, and has authored numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. He received several national awards in the field of Oncology.

Ugur Selek graduated from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine (English), in 1997, and was certified by ECFMG in USA. He completed his Radiation Oncology Residency Program in Hacettepe University in 2001. Between 2001 and 2003, he worked at University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, as a Clinical Fellow focusing on IMRT and Stereotactic Radiotherapy, and was awarded with "First Annual M.D. Anderson Radiation Oncology Fellow Research Award" in 2003. After his appointment as Assistant Professor in 2004, he became an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Hacettepe University in 2006. Dr Selek is currently Professor of Radiation Oncology at Koc University School of Medicine, as well as being an adjunct faculty member of U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, and Chair of American Hospital-MD Anderson Radiation Treatment C