Image-Guided and Adaptive Radiation Therapy

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. Introduction to image-guided and adaptive radiotherapy / Martin J. Murphy and Tianfang Li Image guided adaptive radiation therapy and practical perspectives / Lei Xing, Louis Lee, and Robert Timmerman Errors, margins, localization, and correction / Jan-Jakob Sonke and Marcel van Herk Use of implanted fiducial markers in IGRT / Daniel Low and James Balter Management of respiratory motion in radiation therapy / Gig S. Mageras and Paul J. Keall Image guided stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy / T.D. Solberg, B. Kavanagh, and P.M. Medin Three-dimensional conformal brachytherapy : current trends and future promise / Jeffrey F. Williamson and Robert Cormack Target definition and localization / Daniel R. Gomez, K.S. Clifford Chao, and Nancy Y. Lee PET/CT and biologically conformal radiation therapy / Marco Trovo, Jeffrey Bradley, and Mitchell Machtay None Head and neck cancers / Ping Xia and Quynh-Thu Le Lung cancers / Steve Jiang, Loren Mell, and Ajay Sandhu Breast cancers / Sua Yoo ... [et al.] Liver malignancies / Kristy K Brock and Laura A. Dawson Non-hepatic gastrointestinal malignancies / Daniel T. Chang, Devin S. Schellenberg, and Albert C. Koong Genitourinary cancers / Lei Dong and Jeff M. Michalski Gynecologic malignancies / Loren K. Mell ... [et al.] Central nervous system tumors / Yoshiya Yamada ... [et al.] Pediatric cancers / Thomas Merchant and Chris Beltran Platforms for image-guided and adaptive radiation therapy / Warren Kilby ... [et al.] Quality assurance of image-guided adaptive radiation / Douglas J. Moseley ... [et al.] Information systems and data management / Sam Brain and Bruce H. Curran Image-guided and adaptive radiation therapy billing and reimbursement / Chet Szerlag, Luis Canovas, and Claire Mendenhall. Offers information on the developments, innovations, and clinical procedures in image-guided and adaptive radiation therapy. This book discusses the use of implanted fiducial markers, management of respiratory motion, image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy.