Radiation Therapy of Tumors and Diseases of the Nervous System, by Jean Bouchard

Description: Radiation Therapy of Tumors and Diseases of the Nervous System, by Jean Bouchard M.D. F.A.C.R. F.R.C.P. (C), published by Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, PA, 1966 — First Edition — 244 pages — illustrated. Contents: ForewordPrefaceIntroductionPrimary Intracranial Neoplasms: General ConsiderationsNatural History and Special CharacteristicsEvaluation of Methods of Diagnosis and Tumor LocalizationClassification and Pathology of Intracranial NeoplasmsRadiobiologic Effects on the Central Nervous Tissues and TumorsAnalysis of Experimental Data in AnimalsEffects of Irradiation of Normal Brain Tissue in HumansPostradiation Effects on Cerebral and Other Intracranial Tissues Involved in the Treatment of Malignant Intracranial NeoplasmsEffects of Radiation Therapy on Primary Malignant Intracranial NeoplasmsCarcinogenesis Following Radiation Therapy of Primary Intracranial NeoplasmsRole of Ionizing Radiation in the Treatment of Primary Intracranial NeoplasmsIndication for Radiation TherapyContraindications for Radiation TherapyTreatment PlanningClinical Considerations Related to the Irradiation of Patients with Brain TumorsOverall Results of Treatment of Primary Intracranial Neoplasms Following Surgical Removal Plus Irradiation or Irradiation AloneImmediate Clinical Results of Radiation TherapyLength ad Quality of SurvivalEffects of Irradiation in Treatment of Intracranial Gliomas — Treatment Results by Histologic GroupsLife Expectancy of Patients with GliomasGliomas of Astrocytic OriginGliomas of Oligodendrocytic OriginGliomas of Ependymal Cell OriginMedulloblastomaRadiation Therapy TechniqueResults of Radiation Therapy in Mid-Brain and Brain Stm Tumore:Treatment of Mid-Brain TumorsTreatment of Brain Stem TumorsCombined Treatment Results in Mid-Brain and Brain Stem TumorsRadiation Therapy TechniqueInfluence of Irradiation on Results of Treatment of Nongliomatous Primary Intracranial NeoplasmsIntracranial SarcomasMeningeal TumorsIntracranial Vascular TumorsHemangioblastomasCongenial TumorsIntracranial ChordomasPinealomasMiscellaneous and Undetermined Intracranial TumorsResults in Children Irradiated under the Age of 15 for Brain TumorsSalient Facts Regarding Brain Tumors in ChildrenPredominance and Low Incidence of Certain Categories of Primary Brain TumorsIndication for Treatment and Selection of MethodResults Following Irradiation of Brain Tumors in ChildrenComparison of Results Between Adults and ChildrenRadiation Therapy of Metastatic Intracranial TumorsPrimary Sites of Malignant Growths Metastasizing to Brain Most FrequentlyDiagnosis of Cerebral MetastasesIndications for Treatment and ResultsTreatment of Tumors of the Pituitary GlandChromophobe Adenomas and HypopituitarismTreatment of Chromophobe AdenomasEvaluation of Treatment ResultsSelection of Treatment MethodsTechnique of IrradiationEosinophilic AdenomasConsiderations on TreatmentResults of Radiation Therapy in AcromegalyBasophilic AdenomasMiscellaneous Pituitary Tumors, Mixed or OthersIrradiation of Pituitary Gland for the Control of Remote Pathologic ConditionsRole of Radiation Therapy in the Management of Spinal Cord Tumors and Other LesionsRadiation Tolerance of the Spinal CordPrimary Intramedullary NeoplasmsThe Mayo Clinic Group ExperienceExperience at the Neurological Institute of New YorkA Series from the Montreal Neurological InstituteMetastatic Intradural TumorsExtradural TumorsSacrococcygeal ChordomaMiscellaneous Benign LesionsIndication for Radiation Therapy in Certain Lesions Involving the Peripheral Nervous SystemIrradiation of Neoplastic Lesions Involving Nervous Tissue NeuroblastomasRadiation Effects on Non-Neoplastic Nerve ConditionsBibliographic ReferencesIndex

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