Image-Guided Radiation Therapy-1판

뷙xplains the clinical uses and impact of IGRT technologies on radiation treatment
뷤ffers the research and clinical expertise of the inventors of IGRT technologies and early users of imaging
technologies
뷗escribes conventional gantry, ring gantry, and robotic linac systems as well as imaging technologies that use
ultrasound, fan-beam CT, cone-beam CT, x-ray, and PET/CT
뷨urveys the technology behind real-time monitoring/tracking
뷥resents clinical applications of head뻨eck, prostate, lung, brain, and breast cancer treatments
뷗iscusses future research and development

Summary
Image-Guided Radiation Therapy presents key image-guided radiation treatment (IGRT) technologies for external beam
radiotherapy. The book explores the decades-long technological developments that have occurred in the realm of image-
guided conformal, customized radiation treatment.


Expert authors, all of whom have actively participated in the development or implementation of IGRT, imaging, and
enabling technologies, share their first-hand experiences on the science, clinical uses, and impact of these
technologies. They describe kilovoltage and megavoltage imaging as well as radiological, ultrasound, and optical
technologies for determining and validating target and patient positioning. The book examines how anatomical and
biological imaging using CT and PET has contributed to the understanding of target volume boundaries and biological
behavior. It also explores such innovations as 4D PET/CT and digital tomosynthesis.


Advancing patient care, this book focuses on a wealth of hybrid IGRT technologies and devices for coupled imaging and
treatment inside the radiation treatment room. It thoroughly covers the modalities, software tools, and imaging
treatment geometries that constitute IGRT.

Table of Contents
Optical and Remote Monitoring IGRT, Sanford L. Meeks, Twyla R. Willoughby, Katja M. Langen, and Patrick A. Kupelian


Ultrasound-Guided Radiation Therapy, Janelle A. Molloy


In-Room CT System for IGRT, James R. Wong, Minoru Uematsu, and Zhanrong Gao


Megavoltage Fan-Beam CT IGRT, Gustavo Hugo Olivera and Thomas Rockwell Mackie


Kilovoltage Cone-Beam CT Guidance of Radiation Therapy, Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen and Jan-Jakob Sonke


Megavoltage Cone-Beam IGRT, Olivier Morin and Jean Pouliot


Kilovoltage X-Ray IMRT and IGRT, Hiroki Shirato, Masayori Ishikawa, Shinichi Shimizu, Gerard, Bengua, Ken Sutherland,
Rikiya Onimaru, and Hidefumi Aoyama


Kilovoltage Radiography for Robotic Linac IGRT, Martin J. Murphy


Respiratory-Correlated CT, Carnell J. Hampton


4D PET/CT in Radiotherapy, Sadek A. Nehmeh and Yusuf E. Erdi


On-Board Digital Tomosynthesis: An Emerging New Technology for IGRT, Q. Jackie Wu, Devon Godfrey, Lei Ren, Sua Yoo, and
Fang-Fang Yin


Image Registration and Segmentation in Radiation Therapy, Michael B. Sharpe, Michael Velec, and Kristy K. Brock