Image-guided and Adaptive Radiation Therapy
Robert D. Timmerman, "Image-guided and Adaptive Radiation Therapy"
2009 | ISBN-10: 0781782821 | 384 pages | PDF | 21 MB
2009 | ISBN-10: 0781782821 | 384 pages | PDF | 21 MB
This book provides detailed, state-of-the-art information and guidelines on the latest developments, innovations, and clinical procedures in image-guided and adaptive radiation therapy. The first section discusses key methodological and technological issues in image-guided and adaptive radiation therapy, including use of implanted fiducial markers, management of respiratory motion, image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy, three-dimensional conformal brachytherapy, target definition and localization, and PET/CT and biologically conformal radiation therapy. The second section provides practical clinical information on image-guided adaptive radiation therapy for cancers at all common anatomic sites and for pediatric cancers. The third section offers practical guidelines for establishing an effective image-guided adaptive radiation therapy program.