Radiation myelopathy / Timothy Schultheiss.
2022
RC271.R3
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Title
Radiation myelopathy / Timothy Schultheiss.
ISBN
9783030946586 (electronic bk.)
3030946584 (electronic bk.)
3030946576
9783030946579
3030946584 (electronic bk.)
3030946576
9783030946579
Publication Details
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-94658-6 doi
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RC271.R3
Dewey Decimal Classification
616.99/40642
Summary
This book covers every aspect of radiation myelopathy and considers the evidence from all species in which it has been studied. The historical and current understanding of the pathogenesis of this rare but devastating injury is first discussed. The evidence regarding the role of a variety of factors in radiation myelopathy is then reviewed. Readers will find detailed information on the impacts of total radiation dose, radiation volume, dose fractionation, hyper fractionation, age, anatomic level, comorbidities, radiation modifiers, other therapies, and retreatment of the spinal cord. Given the similarity of the pathogenesis of radiation myelopathy in humans and experimental animals, the potential for cross-species modelling of dose response is explored, with attention to relevant species differences. Treatment of the condition is also fully considered. New theories are presented regarding retreatment, small volume response, and the final step in white matter necrosis. The final chapter addresses the medicolegal issues elicited by radiation myelopathy, which is often the result of treatment error. Radiation Myelopathy will be of high value for radiation oncologists, radiation physicists, dosimetrists, biologists, neurologists, medical oncologists, and attorneys.
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Table of Contents
History
Pathogenesis of radiation myelopathy
Clinical radiation myelopathy
Radiation myelopathy in stereotactic radiosurgery
Experimental studies on fractionation effects
Experimental studies on volume effects
Other clinical and experimental studies
Multispecies dose response model
Treatment of myelopathy
Medico-legal issues.
Pathogenesis of radiation myelopathy
Clinical radiation myelopathy
Radiation myelopathy in stereotactic radiosurgery
Experimental studies on fractionation effects
Experimental studies on volume effects
Other clinical and experimental studies
Multispecies dose response model
Treatment of myelopathy
Medico-legal issues.