New Technologies in Radiation Oncology

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This book provides an overview of recent advances in radiation oncology, many of which have originated from physics and engineering sciences. After an introductory section on basic aspects of 3D medical imaging, the role of 3D imaging in the context of radiotherapy is explored in a series of chapter...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Schlegel, Wolfgang C. (Editor ), Bortfeld, Thomas (Editor ), Grosu, Anca Ligia (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
Colección:Radiation Oncology,
Temas:
Radiology.
Biophysics.
Oncology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • New Technologies in 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy: Introduction and Overview
  • 3D Reconstruction
  • Processing and Segmentation of 3D Images
  • 3D Visualization
  • Image Registration and Data Fusion for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning
  • Data Formats, Networking, Archiving and Telemedicine
  • Clinical X-Ray Computed Tomography
  • 4D Imaging and Treatment Planning
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Radiotherapy Planning
  • Potential of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for Radiotherapy Planning
  • PET and PET/CT for Radiotherapy Planning
  • Patient Positioning in Radiotherapy Using Optical-Guided 3D Ultrasound Techniques
  • Definition of Target Volume and Organs at Risk. Biological Target Volume
  • Virtual Therapy Simulation
  • Dose Calculation Algorithms
  • Monte Carlo Dose Calculation for Treatment Planning
  • Optimization of Treatment Plans, Inverse Planning
  • Biological Models in Treatment Planning
  • 2D and 3D Planning in Brachytherapy
  • Beam Delivery in 3D Conformal Radiotherapy Using Multi-Leaf Collimators
  • Stereotactic Radiotherapy/Radiosurgery
  • Extracranial Stereotactic Radiation Therapy
  • X-IMRT
  • Control of Breathing Motion: Techniques and Models (Gated Radiotherapy)
  • Image-Guided/Adaptive Radiotherapy
  • Predictive Compensation of Breathing Motion in Lung Cancer Radiosurgery
  • Proton Therapy
  • Heavy Ion Radiotherapy
  • Permanent-Implant Brachytherapy in Prostate Cancer
  • Vascular Brachytherapy
  • Partial Breast Brachytherapy After Conservative Surgery for Early Breast Cancer: Techniques and Results
  • 3D Quality Assurance Systems
  • Quality Management in Radiotherapy.

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