Image-Guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer

ISBN-13: 9783639153927 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 216 str.

William Song

Opis

Over the last decade, interest in the use of imagingtechnologies during radiotherapy has increaseddramatically as the need for minimizing geometricuncertainties during highly conformal radiationdeliveries became apparent. Due to this, manyinnovative in-room imaging technologies for treatmentguidance has been developed and translated in todaily clinical use. However, with this rise ininterest has also sparked the need to evaluate andunderstand the optimal use of such technologies forcancer treatment. With a focus on prostate cancer asan example, this book therefore aims to provide theaudience with systematic evaluation of varioustechnologies used during radiotherapy for treatmentguidance. Using modern evaluation tools such asdeformable image registration, convolution, andradiobiologic indices, the potential benefits ofin-room imaging technologies during radiotherapy isdemonstrated. The analysis should help shed somelight on the useful techniques and benefits of usingnew and exciting imaging technologies for radiationtreatments of cancer.

O autorze

William Y. Song, PhD: Obtained PhD in Medical Biophysics at the
University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. Currently an
Assistant Professor and Medical Physicist in Radiation Oncology
at the University of California, San Diego, California, USA.