Description
Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Image-Guided And Adaptive Radiation Therapy by Timmerman
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.
Key Features:-
- Reviews state-of-the-art technology in radiation therapy: image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and
- Details in a stepwise fashion how to set up and run an IGRT/ART program, including planning, patient
- Contributors represent those who are helping to bring these techniques to the forefront of radiation