1st Edition

Image-Guided Radiation Therapy in Lymphoma Management The Increasing Role of Functional Imaging

Edited By Roger M. Macklis, Peter S. Conti Copyright 2010
    96 Pages
    by CRC Press

    94 Pages
    by CRC Press

    An ideal text for radiation oncologists, hematologist-oncologists, and radiologists, Image-Guided Radiotherapy and Functional Imaging in Modern Lymphoma Management is the foremost source for information on the increasingly important subject of image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and its crucial role in the clinical evolution of high-precision ionizing beam therapy. An understanding of IGRT allows clinicians to improve targeting accuracy and safely increase dosage administration without increasing toxicity in normal, healthy tissue areas, resulting in better lymphoma patient outcomes.

    Lymphoma Radiotherapy: Current Status in Modern Multimodality Management. Functional Imaging: The Basics. Overview of Systemic Management Options for HL and NHL. Response Assessment and Surrogate End Points for Clinical Trials. PET-CT in Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Incorporating Functional Imaging Techniques. Overview of the Published Literature: Functional Imaging in Lymphoma Diagnosis and Staging. Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Low Grade and Follicular Histologies: Outcome data for External Beam and RIT. Aggressive NHL. Thyroid /Orbital NHL. Stomach NHL. Brain NHL. Miscellaneous Topics: Peds; Skin; Transplant, Late Effects.

    Biography

    Roger M. Macklis, Peter S. Conti