Prostate cancer: image-guided radiation therapy

Answering the need that exists for a single reference to address the practical issues of implementing image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) into prostate cancer treatment. Image-guided Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Principles and Practice, will provide clinicians with a solid understanding of this technology and, through in-depth illustrations and step-by-step guidelines, it will offer practical guidance on successfully employing IGRT to improve patient outcomes. INDICE: Overview and treatment guidelines for image-guided treatment in prostate cancer management. Imaging modalities. Modeling potential benefits fromIGRT. Pelvic and prostate anatomy, implications for IGRT. Image-guided treatment planning and localization modalities. Image-guidance: the urologist perspective. IGRT in prostate cancer: focus on fiducials. IGRT in prostate cancer: focus on BAT and ultrasound. IGRT in prostate cancer: focus on adaptive therapy. IGRT in postoperative RT for prostate cancer. The use of image-guidance in prostate brachytherapy. IGRT in prostate cancer: targeting pelvic lymph nodes. Fractionation issues with IGRT for clinically localized prostate cancer. Image-guided proton beam radiotherapy. Future developments: On-line dosimetric verification and cone-beam RT planning and verification.

• ISBN: 978-1-4200-6078-2
• Editorial: INFORMA HEALTHCARE BOOKS
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés