This revised and updated handbook on Accelerated Partial Breast Radiation reviews the principles that underlie APBI, details a description of each possible technique, reviews clinical results and the incidence and management of treatment-related complications.

APBI: History, Rationale, Controversis.- Who is a Candidate for APBI?- Pathological Anatomy of Early Breast Cancer.- The Radiobiology of APBI.-Surgical Considerations for APBI.- Physics of APBI.- Quality Assurance of APBI.- Overview of North American Clinical Trials.- Overview of European Clinical Trials.- Update of Ongoing Prospective Phase III Trials.- APBI Brachytherapy: VCU Technique.- APBI Brachytherapy: Beaumont Technique.- APBI Brachytherapy: University of Wisconsin/ Arizona Technique.- APBI Brachytherapy: Mammosite.- APBI Brachytherapy: Interstitial Seeds.- APBI 3D Conformal External Beam - The NSABP Technique.- APBI 3D Conformal External Beam - The NYU Technique.- APBI 3D Conformal External Beam - The MGH Technique.- APBI Intra-operative Technique with 50 KV Photons.- APBI Intra-operative Technique with Electrons.- The Memorial Technique for Intra-operative APBI.- Normal Tissue Toxicity of APBI.- New Technologies, Part I - New Brachytherapy Catheter Systems.- New Technologies, Part II - Novel Sources, Novel Delivery Systems.