This book serves as a practical guide for the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy in
clinics. On the basis of more than 10 years of clinical experience with lung cancer liver
cancer and other cancers a remarkable volume of knowledge has been accumulated. At the same
time great progress in techniques has been achieved. Various new fixing apparatuses new
respiratory regulation techniques new dose fractionation schedules and new image-guided
radiation therapy machines have been developed. This book reviews the history of those
developments and reports on various types of toxicities. Review of recent clinical studies is
also included. The authors were key members of the JCOG 0403 clinical trials on stereotactic
body radiation therapy (SBRT) for both inoperable and operableT1N0M0 primary lung cancer.
Readers will learn of the superior outcomes obtained with SBRT for lung cancer and other
cancers in terms of local control and toxicities. With its practical focus this book will
benefit radiation oncologists medical physicists medical dosimetrists radiation therapists
and senior nurses as well as medical oncologists and surgical oncologists who are interested in
radiotherapy.
