Image-Guided and Adaptive Radiation Therapy

Thisbookprovidesdetailed,state-of-the-artinformationandguidelinesonthelatestdevelopments,innovations,andclinicalproceduresinimage-guidedandadaptiveradiationtherapy.Thefirstsectiondiscusseskeymethodologicalandtechnologicalissuesinimage-guidedandadaptiveradiationtherapy,includinguseofimplantedfiducialmarkers,managementofrespiratorymotion,image-guidedstereotacticradiosurgeryandstereotacticbodyradiationtherapy,three-dimensionalconformalbrachytherapy,targetdefinitionandlocalization,andPET/CTandbiologicallyconformalradiationtherapy.Thesecondsectionprovidespracticalclinicalinformationonimage-guidedadaptiveradiationtherapyforcancersatallcommonanatomicsitesandforpediatriccancers.Thethirdsectionofferspracticalguidelinesforestablishinganeffectiveimage-guidedadaptiveradiationtherapyprogram.