Radiotherapy of Liver Cancer

Jinsil Seong, MD, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Yonsei University Medical College in Seoul, Korea. She is also President of the Asia Pacific Primary Liver Cancer Expert (APPLE) Association and an Executive Board member for the Asian Oncologic Society. Professor Seong completed her medical training and PhD at Yonsei University. Prior to her current position, she was a Visiting Scientist in the Department of Experimental Radiotherapy at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas, USA. Professor Seong maintains active membership of numerous professional and academic societies. In 2019, she was awarded the Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association’s Blue Faery Award for Excellence in Liver Cancer Research for her pioneering work on radiotherapy for HCC. She was previously a recipient of the Cancer Prevention Award from the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Distinguished Scientific Award from the Korean Cancer Association. Professor Seong sits on the editorial board for the Journal of Hepatology and has published 312 papers, including 211 in international peer-reviewed journals. She is a frequent invited keynote speaker at academic conferences and educational events across Asia and the world.

Part 1 Basic Science in radiotherapy of liver cancer.- 1 Principle of Cancer Radiotherapy.- 2 Basic Science in radiotherapy of liver cancer - Radiobiology of liver.- 3 Imaging anatomy for the radiation oncologist.- 4 Functional assessment of liver for radiation oncologist.- 5 Antiviral Therapy in Liver Cancer.- Part 2 Technologies and techniques in radiotherapy of liver cancer.- 6 Technological advances in radiotherapy.- 7 Basics of ablative radiotherapy - The background knowledge necessary to practicing stereotactic body radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma.- 8 Technologies and techniques in radiotherapy of liver cancer – Image Guided Radiotherapy.- 9 Technologies and techniques in radiotherapy of liver cancer - Particle beam radiotherapy.- 10 Internal radiotherapy using radionuclides.- Part 3 Radiotherapeutic strategies in liver cancer.- 11 Therapeutic guidelines from the perspective of radiation oncologists.- 12 Ablative RT for Early HCC.- 13 Transarterial Chemoembolization Plus External Beam Radiotherapy.- 14 Definitive radiotherapy for locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.- 15       Neoadjuvant RT converting to curative resection.- 16 Radiotherapeutic strategies in liver cancer – bridging therapy for liver transplantation.- 17 Palliative Radiotherapy.- Part 4 Specific issues.- 18 Multidisciplinary team approaches for the management of hepatocellular carcinoma.- 19 Response evaluation after radiotherapy.- 20 Liver hypertrophy following radiotherapy.- 21 Hepatic dysfunction following radiotherapy & management.- 22 Lymphopenia following radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma.- 23 Specific issues - Perspectives of RT in immuno-oncology era.