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Description:
Conformal radiation therapy represents a new
challenge for radiation oncologists. It offers the prospect of either
increasing the radiation dose to target tissues while delivering a
similar dose to organs at risk, or reducing the dose to organs at risk
while maintaining the dose to target tissues. First, lymph node areas
at risk are established using the available data from pathological
examination of surgical specimens and/or pattern of locoregional
relapse. Then, based on a three-dimensional description of the
anatomical regions where the areas at risk are located, guidelines for
the delineation of the clinical target volumes are proposed. The data
presented should enable the reader to make appropriate decisions
regarding the selection and delineation of the target volumes when
confronted with the most frequent tumor types and sites.The book will
contribute to paving the way for more effective radiation oncology in
the twenty-first century.
Written for:
Radiation oncologists, oncologists, medical physicists,
radiographers, radiologist
Table of content:
1 The Lymphatic System
B. G. Lengelé
2 Imaging the Lymph Nodes: CT, MRI, and PET
E. E. Coche, T. Duprez, and M. Lonneux
3 Selection and Delineation of Lymph Node Target Volumes in Head
and Neck Conformal and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
V. Grégoire, E. E. Coche, G. Cosnard, M. Hamoir, and H. Reychler
4 Lung Cancer
P. van Houtte, F. Mornex, P. Rocmans, P. Loubeyre, and F. Vaylet
5 Esophageal Tumors
K. Haustermans and A. Lerut
6 Target Volume Selection and Delineation in Breast Cancer Conformal
Radiotherapy
I. C. Kiricuta
7 CTV for Lymphatics in Prostate Adenocarcinoma, an Anatomical Description
and a Clinical Discussion
P. Scalliet, L. Renard, B. G. Lengelé, and B. Tombal
8 Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for Lymph Node Metastases
in Bladder Cancer
M. Milosevic, M. Gospodarowicz, M. Jewett, R. Bristow, and T. Haycocks
9 Gynecologic Tumors
K. S. C. Chao, M. Cengiz, and T. Herzog
10 Rectal and Anal Cancers in Conformal Radiotherapy Planning: Selection
and Delineation of Lymph Node Areas Tumors
L. L. Gunderson, M. G. Haddock, P. A. Gervaz, and H. Nelson
11 Target Description for Radiotherapy of Soft Tissue Sarcoma
B. O’Sullivan, J. Wunder, and P. W. T. Pisters
12 Role of Radiotherapy in Lymphomas
A. Bosly
Subject Index
List of Contributors
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