Image-Guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer

ISBN-13: 9781420060782 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 312 str.

Richard K. Valicenti; MD Adam P. Dicker; David A. Jaffray

Opis

Answering the need that exists for a single reference to address the practical issues of implementing Image-guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) into prostate cancer treatment, Image-guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer provides clinicians with a solid understanding of this technology and, through in-depth illustrations and step-by-step guidelines, offers practical guidance on successfully employing IGRT to improve patient outcomes. Image-guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer:

• offers practical step-by-step guidance on how to employ IGRT in the treatment of prostate cancer
• provides disease stage-specific recommendations regarding dosage, fractionation, target volume delineation, and tissue tolerances
• discusses the latest novel approaches to radiotherapy of prostate cancer, including intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), hypofractionated radiation therapy, and proton beam radiation therapy
• illustrates the use of conebeam CT and megavoltage imaging in the radiation therapy of prostate cancer

Spis treści

Overview and treatment guidelines for image-guided treatment in prostate cancer management. Imaging modalities. Modeling potential benefits from IGRT. Pelvic and prostate anatomy, implications for IGRT. Image-guided treatment planning and localization modalities. Image-guidance: the urologist perspective. IGRT in prostate cancer: focus on fiducials. IGRT in prostate cancer: focus on BAT and ultrasound. IGRT in prostate cancer: focus on adaptive therapy. IGRT in postoperative RT for prostate cancer. The use of image-guidance in prostate brachytherapy. IGRT in prostate cancer: targeting pelvic lymph nodes. Fractionation issues with IGRT for clinically localized prostate cancer. Image-guided proton beam radiotherapy. Future developments: On-line dosimetric verification and cone-beam RT planning and verification.