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Part I: Fundamentals -- Liver Anatomy and Function -- Imaging Characteristics of Normal liver and liver tumors -- Assessment of Liver Function: Focus on the ALBI Score -- Radiation Oncology: Fundamentals and Controversies -- Radiation Sensitivity of the Liver: Models and Clinical Data -- Part II: Principles of Surgery, Intra-arterial Therapies, and Thermal Ablation -- Surgical Considerations -- Principles of Intra-arterial Therapies -- Principles of Thermal Ablation -- Part III: Principles of Radiation Therapy -- External beam radiation therapy for liver tumors: Simulation, Treatment Planning, and Advanced Delivery Techniques -- Particle Radiation Therapy for Liver Tumors: Simulation and Treatment Planning -- Yttrium-90 Selective Internal Radiation Therapy -- Interstitial Brachytherapy For Liver Tumors: Practical Issues -- Part IV: Hepatocellular Carcinoma -- Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Epidemiology, Basic Principles of Treatment, and Clinical Data -- Radiation Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Clinical Data -- Part V: Intrahepatic and Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma -- Intrahepatic and Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma: Epidemiology, Basic Principles of Treatment, and Clinical Data -- Radiation Therapy for Intrahepatic and Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma: Clinical Data -- Part VI: Liver Metastases -- Liver Metastases: Basic Principles of Treatment and Clinical Data -- Radiation Therapy for Liver Metastases: Clinical Data -- Part VII: Perspectives on Multidisciplinary Management -- Multidisciplinary Model for Liver Tumors -- Part VIII: Future Directions -- Radiation Therapy for Liver Tumors: Future Directions.

The management of liver tumors is a nexus of interactions among multiple medical specialties, including radiation oncology. A multitude of liver-directed therapies are available for patients, ranging from surgery and liver transplantation to intra-arterial therapies, thermal ablation procedures, systemic therapies, and radiation treatments. With the introduction of hypofractionated irradiation, particle therapy, and radioembolization, there is growing interest in the use of radiation as a treatment for liver malignancies. This book examines basic principles of the management of liver tumors. The evolving roles of x-ray and particle therapies as well as radioembolization in the treatment of liver tumors is the main focus. A theme of multidisciplinary management is also emphasized, as surgical, interventional and systemic therapies are reviewed. A unique resource that discusses the role of radiation treatment in the context of other liver-directed therapies, Radiation Therapy for Liver Tumors is of broad interest to radiation oncologists, surgeons, hepatologists, medical oncologists, and radiologists.

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