New Technologies in the Radiotherapy Clinic

Meyer, J.L.; Verhey, L.; Xia, P.; Wong, J.

doi:10.1159/000106025

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Frontiers of Radiation Therapy and Oncology

IMRT, IGRT, SBRT - Advances in the Treatment Planning and Delivery of Radiotherapy

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https://doi.org/10.1159/isbn.978-3-318-01415-0

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ISBN electronic:

978-3-318-01415-0

ISBN-10:

3-8055-8199-8

ISBN print:

978-3-8055-8199-8

Book Series: Frontiers of Radiation Therapy and Oncology

Subject Area: Further Areas , Oncology

Publication date:

2007

Book Details

New high-precision technologies for the planning and delivery of radiotherapy are major advances in cancer treatment. This volume is a comprehensive guidebook to these new technologies and the many clinical treatment programs that bring them into practical use. Advances in intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), 4D and adaptive treatment planning are clearly explained, and the new target localization and image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) systems are comprehensively reviewed. Clinical tutorials fully illustrate the target definitions for the major cancer sites, and techniques for organ motion management are shown. In addition, chapters explore the technical basis for stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and the latest clinical experience with it for most organ sites. In this volume, foremost authorities explain the important new techniques and technologies of radiation oncology, and give essential treatment guidelines for its clinical and technical practitioners. (A Karger "Publishing Highlights 1890–2015" title)

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Foreword: New Technologies in the Radiotherapy Clinic

J.L. Meyer

Departments of Radiation Oncology, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Md., USA

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L. Verhey

Departments of Radiation Oncology, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Md., USA

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P. Xia

Departments of Radiation Oncology, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Md., USA

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J. Wong

Departments of Radiation Oncology, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Md., USA

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https://doi.org/10.1159/000106025

Published:

2007
Book Series: Frontiers of Radiation Therapy and Oncology

Subject Area: Further Areas , Oncology

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Abstract

What are the limitations to the accuracy of our current technologies in radiation oncology? The immobilization of the patient, definition of the target, motion of the target and localization of the target are the major concerns that must be addressed. Current approaches to meet these needs have brought new technical systems with greater precision and new clinical procedures with higher expectations of practice. This text offers discussions on these issues, including advances in intensitymodulated radiotherapy planning, clinical target definition for the major tumor sites, management of organ motion, target localization and image guidance systems, and the expanding applications of high-precision treatment with stereotactic body radiotherapy.

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