Target Volume Delineation for Pediatric Cancers [electronic resource] /
Terezakis, Stephanie A.editor.
MacDonald, Shannon M.editor.
This handbook is designed to provide the radiation oncologist with clear practical guidance in the delineation of tumor volumes and/or radiation fields for a wide variety of pediatric cancers, including all of the most frequently encountered malignancies of childhood. These treatment fields and volumes may be utilized in the delivery of conformal therapies such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy and proton therapy, the latter being particularly relevant in children. Each chapter focuses on a specific tumor type, providing general guidelines that will assist the reader in delineating the clinical target volume for particular presentations, including patterns of spread. As the target volumes can be complex, detailed illustrations are presented of the volumes in representative cases, contoured slice by slice on the planning CT images. In addition to target volume delineation for conformal treatment, field design setup for conventional approaches is also discussed. .
CenCentral Nervous System normal structures -- Non-Central Nervous System normal structures -- Medulloblastoma -- Ependymoma -- Germ Cell Tumors -- Craniopharyngioma -- Gliomas in Children -- Rhabdomyosarcoma -- Bone Sarcomas (Ewing’s Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma) -- Non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas -- Pediatric Lymphoma/Leukemia -- Wilm’s Tumor -- Neuroblastoma -- Eye Tumors -- Chordomas and chondrosarcomas -- Pediatric Head and Neck Tumors.
This handbook is designed to provide the radiation oncologist with clear practical guidance in the delineation of tumor volumes and/or radiation fields for a wide variety of pediatric cancers, including all of the most frequently encountered malignancies of childhood. These treatment fields and volumes may be utilized in the delivery of conformal therapies such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy and proton therapy, the latter being particularly relevant in children. Each chapter focuses on a specific tumor type, providing general guidelines that will assist the reader in delineating the clinical target volume for particular presentations, including patterns of spread. As the target volumes can be complex, detailed illustrations are presented of the volumes in representative cases, contoured slice by slice on the planning CT images. In addition to target volume delineation for conformal treatment, field design setup for conventional approaches is also discussed. .
Radiotherapy.
Oncology  .
Pediatrics.
Radiotherapy.
Oncology.
Pediatrics.