Radioguided Surgery

By: Ken Herrmann and Omgo E. Nieweg and Stephen P. Povoski

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Synopsis: This book offers a comprehensive overviewof the state of the art in the practice of radioguided surgery. The openingsection is devoted to the basic physics principles for detection and imaging,radiation detection device technology, principles of surgical navigation,radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals, and radiation safety. A series ofchapters then address the clinical application of radioguided surgery for avariety of malignancies, including breast cancer, melanoma and other cutaneousmalignancies, gynecologic malignancies, head and neck malignancies, thyroidcancer, urologic malignancies, colon cancer, gastroesophageal cancer, lungcancer, bone tumors, parathyroid adenomas, and neuroendocrine tumors. For eachapplication, the recommended methodological approaches are discussed and theavailable cumulative clinical experiences of investigators from across theglobe are reviewed. A conscious effort is made to highlight recent developmentsand innovative multidisciplinary approaches within each clinical area. Interesting issues and novel approaches are further explored through acollection of selected case reports at the end of the book. The contributingauthors are all experts in their own fields, ensuring that the book will holdwide appeal for surgeons, surgical technologists, nuclear medicine physicians,nuclear medicine technologists, and various trainees.