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Author:   James D. Cox ,  Joe Y. Chang ,  Ritsuko Komaki ,  Joe Y. Chang (MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   0.861kg
ISBN:  

9780849387838

ISBN 10:   0849387833
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   20 September 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Radiotherapy Guidelines and Techniques for Nsclc. Introduction. Stage Based Radiotherapy Guidelines. Radiotherapy Guidelines in Small Cell Lung Cancer. Introduction. Stages Based Radiotherapy Guidelines. Image-Guided Staging, Treatment Planning and Clinical Outcome Prediction/ Evaluation Using PET/CT, SPECT. Imaging Based Lung Cancer Staging. Where to Target and Where to Spare: Incorporation of Pet/Ct and SPECT Imaging Into Treatment Planning. Who Will Recur and Who Will Suffer From Complication: Evaluation and Prediction Based On Imagines. Tumor Motion Consideration: 4-D Ct Based Radiotherapy Planning and Delivery. How Much Lung Cancer Moves Based On 4-D Ct Study. What Is Individualized Optimal Treatment Planning and Delivery, What Is The Optimal Margins. On-Board Imaging Evaluation. Implanted Fiducials and Respiratory Gated Radiotherapy. Indication and Limitation. Reduced Margin Using Implanted Fiducials and On-Board Imaging. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (Sbrt) In Stage I, Selective Stage Ii and Isolated Peripheral Recurrent Nsclc. Radiobiology. Indications and Contra-Indications. Dose and Fractionation Regiments. Image-Guided Sbrt Planning and Delivery. Normal Tissue Tolerance. Clinical Outcome: Local Control, Survival and Toxicity. IMRT In Selective Locally Advanced Nsclc. Indications and Contraindications. Optimizing IMRT Planning In Lung Cancer, IMRT Quality Control. Clinical Outcome. Image-Guided Proton Radiotherapy. What Is Proton Beam. Image-Guided Proton Beam Treatment Planning. Image-Guided Dose Escalation/Acceleration Of Proton Radiotherapy In Stage I Nsclc. Image-Guided Concurrent Chemotherapy and Dose Escalated Proton Therapy In Stage Iii Nsclc. Pre-Clinical and Clinical Outcome. Future Development: Deformable Registration to Track Tumor Motion and 4-D Radiotherapy Planning and Verification. What Is Deformable Registration, How To Track Tumor Motion. 4-D Radiotherapy Planning Based On Tumor Motion. Future Development of 4-D Delivery. Future Development: 4-D Ct Based Lung Ventilation Study: Potential Role In Radiotherapy Planning.

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This is the best IGRT lung cancer book available. I would recommend it without reservation to any of my colleagues. -Nate Bittner, MD (University of Washington Medical Center), Doody's Reviews

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