(eBook) Adult CNS Radiation Oncology – Principles and Practice by Chang

This is the PDF eBook version for Adult CNS Radiation Oncology – Principles and Practice by Eric L. Chang, Paul D. Brown, Simon S. Lo, Arjun Sahgal, John H. Suh

Table of Contents

Meningioma.- Pituitary Adenoma: Overview and Treatment Approaches.- Craniopharyngioma.- Vestibular Schwannoma.- Low Grade Glioma.- High Grade Gliomas.- Schwannomas and Neurofibromas.- Spinal Meningioma.- Astrocytic Tumors of Spinal Cord.- Spinal Cord Ependymoma.- Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression: Conventional Radiotherapy.- Vertebral Body Metastasis.- Evaluation and Workup of Leptomeningeal Disease.- Palliative Radiation Therapy for Leptomeningeal Disease.- Optic Pathway Gliomas.- Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma.- Uveal Melanoma.- Skull Base Tumors.- Combined Modality Therapy for Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma.- Choroid Plexus Tumors.- Hemangiopericytoma.- Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Hemangioblastomas.- NF2 Related Tumors and Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors.- Germ Cell Tumors.- Pineal Region Tumors.- Glomus Tumors.- Adult Medulloblastoma.- Intracranial Ependymoma.- Central Neurocytoma.- Prognostic Classification Systems for Brain Metastases.- Neurosurgical Management of Single Brain Metastases.- Multiple Brain Metastases.- Postoperative Treatment for Brain Metastasis.- Vascular Malformation Radiosurgery.- Adult CNS Radiation Oncology: Trigeminal Neuralgia.- Brain Radionecrosis.- Spinal Cord Tolerance and Risk of Radiation Myelopathy.- Radiation Optic Neuropathy.- Cerebral Atrophy and Leukoencephalopathy Following Cranial Irradiation.- Hypopituitarism.- Neurocognitive Changes.- Cranial Nerve Palsies, Vascular Damage, and Brainstem Injury.- Conformal Therapy and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy/Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy.- Linac Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy.- Gamma Knife® Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Hypo-Fractionated Stereototatic Radiotherapy.- Spinal Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy.- Proton Beam Therapy (For CNS Tumors).- Brachytherapy.