Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy : A Practical Guide for Technical Applications

The book provides, in a comprehensive yet concise way, essential information to improve the knowledge and skills of all healthcare providers involved in the treatment of patients with breast cancer. The content does not focus on general information that is widely available via different sources, but on technical aspects – “hands-on” daily practices and principles of radiation oncology that are not included in other books. Drawing on information taught in courses at e.g. the ESTRO School, as well as the authors’ broad clinical experience, the respective contributions reflect and share the expertise of leading experts in breast cancer radiation therapy, supported by sound data and evidence. Each chapter includes a short introduction summarizing the evidence in the literature and “pearls” (a short bullet-point summary), and is enriched by tables, figures and illustrations to provide a concise, easy-to-follow and appealing overview.

The book, containing also useful electronic supplementary material, will be of interest to a wide range of readers, including radiation oncologists, radiation technicians, medical physicists, and others involved in breast cancer care.

Orit Kaidar-Person is radiation oncologist & the Head of Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Unit at Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, and senior lecturer at Tel Aviv University, Israel. She is member of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) breast cancer faculty, of the educational faculty of FALCON-ESTRO (Fellowship in Anatomic delineation and CONtouring) and of the ESTRO-ACROP breast cancer focus group. She also is currently a foreign PhD student at GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands, focusing on improving radiation therapy outcomes of breast cancer patients after mastectomy, especially related to breast reconstruction. 

Icro Meattini is radiation and clinical oncologist consultant at the Florence University Hospital, and associate professor at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences “M. Serio” of the University of Florence, Italy. He is actively involved in ESTRO, EORTC, ESMO, ESO, and ESSO networks. Currently he is member of the steering committee of the EORTC breast cancer group and of the EORTC radiation oncology scientific council an d founder of the Clinical Oncology Breast Cancer Group (COBCG) cooperative network. He is member of the ESTRO-ACROP breast cancer focus group and of the ESTRO breast cancer faculty.

Philip Poortmans is radiation oncologist at the department of radiation oncology of the Iridium Netwerk, Wilrijk-Antwerp, and associate professor at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. His special interests include breast cancer and FLASH radiation therapy. He is former president of the European Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology (ESTRO) and of the European Cancer Organisation. He is actively involved in research activities of the the EORTC and is faculty member for breast cancer-related educational activities of ESTRO, ESSO, ESMO and ESO, including as course director for ESTRO’s breast cancer courses and chairperson of the ESTRO-ACROP breast cancer focus group.