Strategies for radiation therapy treatment planning / editors, Ping Xia [and 4 others].
Publisher: [New York, NY] : Demos Medical Publishing, [2019]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780826122674
- 0826122671
- 9780826122445
- 0826122442
- Cancer -- Radiotherapy
- Radiotherapy -- Methods
- Nursing care plans
- Radiotherapy -- methods
- Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
- Neoplasms -- radiotherapy
- Patient Care Planning
- Radiation Oncology
- MEDICAL -- Oncology
- HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General
- MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine
- MEDICAL -- Diseases
- MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine
- MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine
- Cancer -- Radiotherapy
- Radiotherapy
- RC271.R3 S77 2019
- WN 250.5.R2
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Share Strategies for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning; Chapter 1: Overview of External Beam Treatment Planning Principles; What is Treatment Planning?; The Importance of Treatment Planning; Treatment Plan Preparation; SSD Versus SAD Treatment Planning; Treatment Target Volumes and Planning Margins; Treatment Plan Types; Prescription and Normalization Methods; Open Field, Wedged Field, and Field-in-Field; Forward Planning Versus Inverse Planning; Boost: Sequential Versus Integrated; IMRT and VMAT Delivery Methods.
Chapter 2: Inverse Planning and Advanced Treatment Planning ToolsInverse Planning Basics; Manually Iterative, Staged IMRT Planning; Advanced Planning Tools; Auto-Planning Process; Knowledge-Based Planning (KBP); Multi-Criteria Optimization (MCO); Comparing Three Advanced Planning Tools; References; Chapter 3: Overview of Simulation and Verification; Immobilization; Reusable Devices; Single Use Devices; Special Devices; Patient Setup; Motion Management; Compression; Gating and Breathing Management; 4D-CT; Internal Target Volume; Scan Acquisition and Virtual Simulation; Patient Marking.
Quality Assurance and ChartingChapter 4: Central Nervous System; Simulation and Immobilization; 3D Conformal Planning; Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) Planning Principles; Planning Objectives and Evaluation; Simultaneous Integrated Boost (SIB); Gamma Knife and Linear Accelerator-Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery; GK Planning; General Principles of GK Radiosurgery; GK Planning Goals; Stereotactic Localization of the Image Study; GK Shot Placing Strategy; Prescription Isodose Lines; Inverse Planning Module; Chapter 5: Head and Neck Planning.
SimulationGeneral Planning Principles; Specific Case Planning; T2 N0 M0 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Glottis (Where Nodal Treatment Is Deemed Necessary); T2 N2b M0 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Base of Tongue; T4b N0 M0 Esthesioneuroblastoma of the Nasal Cavity; T2 N0 M0 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Scalp; T2b N1 M0 Malignant Neoplasm of Connective Tissue of Head, Face, and Neck; Re-Irradiation; T3 N0 M0 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil, Re-Irradiation; T4b N2b M0 P16+ Malignant Neoplasm of the Right Tonsil Re-Irradiation; Special Cases.
Two Isocenter Treatment Plan for a T4b N0 M0 Teratocarcinoma of the Ethmoidal SinusCases Involved With Pacemaker; Reference; Chapter 6: Breast Cancer; Simulation; Opposed Tangents; Regional Nodal Irradiation; Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT); References; Chapter 7: Thoracic Cancer; Immobilization; Image Acquisition; Localization; Beam Energy; 3D Treatment Planning; IMRT and VMAT Treatment Planning; SBRT Treatment Planning; Chapter 8: Gastrointestinal Radiotherapy; Esophageal Cancer External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT).
Patient Setup and Immobilization.
Includes bibliographical references.
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