1st Edition

Image-Guided Radiotherapy of Lung Cancer

Edited By James D. Cox, Joe Y. Chang, Ritsuko Komaki Copyright 2008
192 Pages 47 Color & 118 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

192 Pages
by CRC Press

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, but IGRT (image guided radiation therapy) offers the possibility of more aggressive and enhanced treatments. The only available source on the subject that emphasizes new imaging techniques, and provides step-by-step treatment guidelines for lung cancer, this source helps clinicians locate and target tumors with enhanced speed,... Read more

Radiotherapy Guidelines and Techniques for Nsclc. Introduction. Stage Based Radiotherapy Guidelines. Radiotherapy Guidelines in Small Cell Lung Cancer. Introduction. Stages Based Radiotherapy Guidelines. Image-Guided Staging, Treatment Planning and Clinical Outcome Prediction/ Evaluation Using PET/CT, SPECT. Imaging Based Lung Cancer Staging. Where to Target and Where to Spare: Incorporation of Pet/Ct and SPECT Imaging Into Treatment Planning. Who Will Recur and Who Will Suffer From Complication: Evaluation and Prediction Based On Imagines. Tumor Motion Consideration: 4-D Ct Based Radiotherapy Planning and Delivery. How Much Lung Cancer Moves Based On 4-D Ct Study. What Is Individualized Optimal Treatment Planning and Delivery, What Is The Optimal Margins. On-Board Imaging Evaluation. Implanted Fiducials and Respiratory Gated Radiotherapy. Indication and Limitation. Reduced Margin Using Implanted Fiducials and On-Board Imaging. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (Sbrt) In Stage I, Selective Stage Ii and Isolated Peripheral Recurrent Nsclc. Radiobiology. Indications and Contra-Indications. Dose and Fractionation Regiments. Image-Guided Sbrt Planning and Delivery. Normal Tissue Tolerance. Clinical Outcome: Local Control, Survival and Toxicity. IMRT In Selective Locally Advanced Nsclc. Indications and Contraindications. Optimizing IMRT Planning In Lung Cancer, IMRT Quality Control. Clinical Outcome. Image-Guided Proton Radiotherapy. What Is Proton Beam. Image-Guided Proton Beam Treatment Planning. Image-Guided Dose Escalation/Acceleration Of Proton Radiotherapy In Stage I Nsclc. Image-Guided Concurrent Chemotherapy and Dose Escalated Proton Therapy In Stage Iii Nsclc. Pre-Clinical and Clinical Outcome. Future Development: Deformable Registration to Track Tumor Motion and 4-D Radiotherapy Planning and Verification. What Is Deformable Registration, How To Track Tumor Motion. 4-D Radiotherapy Planning Based On Tumor Motion. Future Development of 4-D Delivery. Future Development: 4-D Ct Based Lung Ventilation Study: Potential Role In Radiotherapy Planning.

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James D. Cox, Joe Y. Chang, Ritsuko Komaki

"This is the best IGRT lung cancer book available. I would recommend it without reservation to any of my colleagues." —Nate Bittner, MD (University of Washington Medical Center), Doody’s Reviews