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Laryngeal Cancer William M. Mendenhall, Anthony A. Mancuso, Robert J. Amdur, and John W. Werning FIGURE 47.1. Diagrammatic sagittal section of the larynx. (Redrawn from Clemente CD. Anatomy: a regional…

Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Michael J. Zelefsky, Megan E. Daly, and Richard K. Valicenti FIGURE 65.1. Zonal anatomy of the prostate. On the left, a young man with minimal transition zone…

Economics of Radiation Oncology Paul J. Schilling ECONOMICS OF LOCOREGIONAL FAILURE In 2012, 1,618,910 patients were diagnosed with cancer and 577,610 deaths were recorded.1 Of those who succumbed to cancer,…

Thyroid Cancer Roi Dagan and Robert J. Amdur BASIC THYROID ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Gross Anatomy The thyroid gland is located in the central anterior neck at the cervical–thoracic junction. The…

Hypopharynx Timothy J. Kruser, Hiral K. Shah, Henry T. Hoffman, Nitin A. Pagedar, and Paul M. Harari There is a strong association between tobacco use and the development of hypopharynx…

Lung Cancer Ramesh Rengan, Indrin J. Chetty, Roy Decker, Corey J. Langer, William P. O’Meara, and Benjamin Movsas EPIDEMIOLOGY Throughout the world, lung cancer accounts for 13% (1.6 million) of…

Salivary Gland Cancer Chris H.J. Terhaard The salivary glands consist of the three large, paired major glands—parotid, submandibular, and sublingual (Fig. 43.1)—and many smaller, minor glands located throughout the upper…

Breast Cancer: Early Stage Sharad Goyal, Thomas A. Buchholz, and Bruce G. Haffty Radiation therapy plays an essential and critical role in the management of breast cancer. In a general…

Clinical Applications of Brachytherapy: Low-Dose Rate and Pulsed-Dose Rate Alexandra J. Stewart, Caroline L. Halloway, and Phillip M. Devlin Brachytherapy was the first form of conformal radiation therapy, utilizing placement…

Nonmalignant Diseases Karen M. Winkfield, Jose G. Bazan, Iris C. Gibbs, Tony Y. Eng, and Charles R. Thomas Benign diseases generally include a class of localized tumors or growths that…