Image-guided radiation therapy of prostate cancer

Image-guided radiation therapy of prostate cancer / edited by Richard K. Valicenti, Adam P. Dicker, David A. Jaffray.

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...

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Other Authors: Valicenti, Richard K., Dicker, Adam P., Jaffray, David A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Informa Healthcare, ©2008.
Subjects:
Prostate > Cancer > Radiotherapy.
Image-guided radiation therapy.
MEDICAL > Oncology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Cancer.
Image-guided radiation therapy
Prostate > Cancer > Radiotherapy
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Table of Contents:
  • Prostate cancer : overview and treatment guidelines for IGRT / Richard K. Valicenti and Alexander Lin
  • The use of imaging modalities in the evaluation and treatment of prostate cancer / Joyce Speight
  • Modeling outcome after prostate IGRT / Claudio Fiorino, Tiziana Rancati, and Riccardo Valdagni
  • Advances in imaging and anatomical considerations for prostate cancer treatment planning / Aaron Spalding and Patrick McLaughlin
  • Target and organ motion consideration / Charles Catton and Tim Craig
  • Overview of image-guided localization modalities / Parag Parikh and Jeff Michalski
  • Targeted therapies for localized prostate cancer : the urologist's perspective / James Johannes, Len Gomella, Ed Trabulsi
  • The use of fiducial markers for IGRT in prostate cancer : the Mayo Clinic approach / Brian Davis [and others]
  • IGRT in prostate cancer : method and application of cone-beam CT / David Jaffray
  • IGRT in prostate cancer : focus on BAT ultrasound / Joshua Silverman and Eric Horwitz
  • IGRT in prostate cancer : William Beaumont experience / Michel Ghilezan, Di Yan, and Alvaro Martinez
  • IGRT in prostate cancer : focus on the calypso 4d localization system / Arul Mahadevan, Kevin Stephans, and Toufik Djemil
  • Prostate tomotherapy / Rich Hudes and Timothy Holmes
  • Image guidance in post-prostatectomy RT for prostate cancer / Tim Showalter and Richard K. Valicenti
  • The use of image guidance in prostate brachytherapy / Cynthia Menard and Juanita Crook
  • Image guided intensity modulated radiation therapy for clinically localized prostate cancer : targeting the lymph nodes / Mack Roach, Ping Xia, and Jean Pouliot
  • Fractionation schemes with IGRT for clinically localized prostate cancer / Himu Lukka
  • Image-guided proton beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer / Carlos Vargas [and others]
  • The testing of prostate IGRT in clinical trials / Vincent Khoo and David Dearnaley
  • Future developments I : on-line dosimetric verification with fiducial dosimeters planning and verification / Mark Wiesmeyer [and others]
  • Future developments II : dose painting with functional imaging, on-line dose tracking and adaptation, IMRT with robotic brachytherapy and other non-radiation modalities / Ying Xiao [and others].

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