Practical Essential IMRT
The primary objective of this book is to teach residents, fellows, and clinicians in radiation oncology how to incorporate intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) into their practice. IMRT has proven to be an extremely effective treatment modality for head and neck cancers. It is now being used effectively in other sites, including, prostate, breast, lung, gynecological, the cervix, the central nervous system, and lymph nodes. The book will provide in a consistent format an overview of...
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The primary objective of this book is to teach residents, fellows, and clinicians in radiation oncology how to incorporate intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) into their practice. IMRT has proven to be an extremely effective treatment modality for head and neck cancers. It is now being used effectively in other sites, including, prostate, breast, lung, gynecological, the cervix, the central nervous system, and lymph nodes. The book will provide in a consistent format an overview of the natural course, lymph node spread, diagnostic criteria, and therapeutic options for each cancer subsite.
1Intensity-modulated therapy treatment planning physics and quality assurance12Optimization of intensity-modulated radiation therapy treatment planning203CT and MR imaging of brain, skull base, and neck cancers304CT and MR imaging of prostate, uterus, and cervix475PET imaging for target determination and delineation626Skull BasE and posterior fossa827Nodal target volume for head and neck cancer1058Paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity1229Nasopharynx13510Oral cavity15311Oropharynx16612Hypopharynx and larynx18813Thyroid carcinoma21014Metastatic carcinoma in neck node with unknown primary23215Breast23816Lung cancer17Mesothelioma27518Esophagus28619Pelvic and para-aortic nodal target delineation30320Prostate30821Gynecological cancer325
