Clinical Target Volumes in Conformal and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy

A Clinical Guide to Cancer Treatment

Vincent Gregoire, Pierre Scalliet, Kie-Kian Ang (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XI, 248 Seiten

2003 | 2004
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-41380-6 (ISBN)

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Conformal radiation therapy represents a new challenge for radiation oncologists. It offers the prospect of either increasing the radiation dose to target tissues while delivering a similar dose to organs at risk, or reducing the dose to organs at risk while maintaining the dose to target tissues. First, lymph node areas at risk are established using the available data from pathological examination of surgical specimens and/or pattern of locoregional relapse. Then, based on a three-dimensional description of the anatomical regions where the areas at risk are located, guidelines for the delineation of the clinical target volumes are proposed. The data presented should enable the reader to make appropriate decisions regarding the selection and delineation of the target volumes when confronted with the most frequent tumor types and sites.The book will contribute to paving the way for more effective radiation oncology in the twenty-first century.

1 The Lymphatic System.- 2 Imaging the Lymph Nodes: CT, MRI, and PET.- 3 Selection and Delineation of Lymph Node Target Volumes in Head and Neck Conformal and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy.- 4 Lung Cancer.- 5 Esophageal Tumors.- 6 Target Volume Selection and Delineation in Breast Cancer Conformal Radiotherapy.- 7 CTV for Lymphatics in Prostate Adenocarcinoma, an Anatomical Description and a Clinical Discussion.- 8 Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for Lymph Node Metastases in Bladder Cancer.- 9 Gynecologic Tumors.- 10 Rectal and Anal Cancers in Conformal Radiotherapy Planning: Selection and Delineation of Lymph Node Areas Tumors.- 11 Target Description for Radiotherapy of Soft Tissue Sarcoma.- 12 Role of Radiotherapy in Lymphomas.- List of Contributors.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.9.2003
Reihe/Serie	Medical Radiology
Reihe/Serie	Radiation Oncology
Vorwort	L.W. Brady, H. Suit, H.-P. Heilmann, M. Molls
Zusatzinfo	XI, 248 p. 271 illus., 173 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	193 x 270 mm
Gewicht	885 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren
Schlagworte	Breast Cancer • Cancer • Cancer Treatment • carcinoma • clinical target volumes • Computed tomography (CT) • conformal radiation therapy • CT • CT and MRI • Imaging • Lymphoma • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) • melanoma • microscopic tumor infiltration • Onkologie • positron emission tomography (PET) • Radiation • radiation oncology • Radiaton Oncology • radiotherapy • Strahlentherapie • Strahlentherapie / Radiotherapie • Tumor
ISBN-10	3-540-41380-4 / 3540413804
ISBN-13	978-3-540-41380-6 / 9783540413806
Zustand	Neuware