Image-Guided and Adaptive Radiation Therapy Hardbound
Author(s):
Robert D Timmerman MD
Lei Xing PhD
ISBN-10: 0-7817-8282-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-7817-8282-1
Pub Date: 2010
Pages: 384
Illustrations: 273
Trim Size: 8.375 x 10.875
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.