Cai, Jing,

Principles and Practice of Image-Guided Radiation Therapy of Lung Cancer / Jing Cai. - First edition. - 1 online resource (416 pages) : 153 black and white images and 27 tables

Part, PART 1 INTRODUCTION -- chapter 1 Overview of IGRT / chapter 2 History and future of IGRT in lung cancer / part, PART 2 PRINCIPLES OF IGRT FOR LUNG CANCER -- chapter 3 Imaging simulation for lung cancer IGRT / chapter 4 Treatment planning / chapter 5 Treatment verification and delivery / chapter 6 Quality assurance of IGRT / part, PART 3 PRACTICE OF IGRT FOR LUNG CANCER -- chapter 7 L-shaped linacs / chapter 8 TomoTherapy / chapter 9 Robotic arm linac / part, PART 4 ADVANCES IN IGRT FOR LUNG CANCER -- chapter 13 Advances in imaging simulation for lung cancer IGRT / chapter 14 Advances in treatment planning / chapter 15 Advances in verification and delivery techniques / chapter 16 Treatment response assessment and response guided adaptive treatment / chapter 17 Adaptive radiation therapy for lung cancer / chapter 18 MRI-based IGRT for lung cancer / Fang-Fang Yin Yu Yan Robert Timmerman -- Joe Y. Chang -- Daniel Low Tinsu Pan Ning Wen Carri K. Glide-Hurst -- Yan Yu Kamila Nowak Choi Virginia Lockamy -- Ning Wen, Carri Glide-Hurst, Karen Chin Snyder, Mischa Hoogeman, Martina Descovich, Lei Ren, and Indrin Chetty -- Krishni Wijesooriya Taeho Kim Josh Evans Quan Chen -- David Hoffman Julian Perks Steve Goetsch Stanley Benedict -- Ke Sheng -- Jun Yang, Andrew Cardin, Jing Feng, Xing Liang, and EnMing Wang -- Jing Cai Daniel Low Tinsu Pan Yilin Liu Zheng Chang Wei Lu -- Mei Li Ruijiang Li Lei Xing -- Lei Ren Martina Descovich Jing Wang -- Tim Lautenschlaeger, Martha Matuszak, and Feng-Ming (Spring) Kong -- Martha Matuszak, Kristy K. Brock, and Feng-Ming (Spring) Kong -- Rojano Kashani Lauren Henke.

"This book gives a comprehensive overview on the use of image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) in the treatment of lung cancer, covering step-by-step guidelines for clinical implementations, fundamental principles and key technical advances. It covers benefits and limitations of techniques as well as quality and safety issues related to IGRT practice. Addresses imaging simulation, treatment planning, verification, and deliveryDiscusses important quality assurance issuesDescribes current methods using specialized machines and technologies Jing Cai, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Duke University Medical Center. Joe Y. Chang, MD, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Fang-Fang Yin, PhD, is Chief of the Division of Radiation Physics, Professor of Radiation Oncology, and Director of the Medical Physics program at Duke University."--Provided by publisher.

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SCIENCE--Physics.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Biomedical.
Lungs--Cancer--Radiotherapy.
Image-guided radiation therapy.

RC280.L8 / C355 2017

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