Image-Guided IMRT
Contributors: Thomas Bortfeld (Editor); Rupert Schmidt-Ullrich (Editor); Wilfried De Neve (Editor); David E. Wazer (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 29, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 460
ISBN-13: 9783540205111
Subjects: Medical imaging; Radiotherapy; Medical / Nursing; Cancer; Medical; Technological innovations; Oncology; Diseases - Cancer; Radiology; Intensity modulated radiation  therapy; Medical / Radiology & Nuclear Medicine; Medical physics; Radiation oncology
Description: Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), one of the most important developments in radiation oncology in the past 25 years, involves technology to deliver radiation to tumors in the right location, quantity and time. Unavoidable irradiation of surrounding normal tissues is distributed so as to preserve their function. The achievements and future directions in the field are grouped in the three sections of the book, each suitable for supporting a teaching course. Part 1 contains topical reviews of the basic principles of IMRT, part 2 describes advanced techniques such as image-guided and biologically based approaches, and part 3 focuses on investigation of IMRT to improve outcome at various cancer sites.