Image-Guided and Adaptive Radiation Therapy - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0781782821 ISBN 13: 9780781782821

Verlag: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0781782821
• ISBN 13: 9780781782821
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384
• Herausgeber: Timmerman Robert D. M.D., Xing Lei M.D.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar