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BL
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1043305
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b797675
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IMRT, IGRT, SBRT : : advances in the treatment planning and delivery of radiotherapy /\ volume editor, John L. Meyer ; contributing editors, B.D. Kavanagh, J.A. Purdy, R. Timmerman.
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| Publication Statement
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Basel ;New York :: Karger,, 2007.
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| Series Statement
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Frontiers of radiation therapy and oncology,; v. 40
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1 online resource (x, 437 pages) :: illustrations.
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331801415X
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: 9783318014150
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3805581998
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9783805581998
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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| Contents
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Cover; Contents; Frequently Used Abbreviations; Preface; Foreword: New Technologies in the Radiotherapy Clinic; Abstract; Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy:Where Are We Now,Where Do We Need to Go?; IMRT Efficiency and Benefit; Heterogeneity Correction; Image Guidance in Radiation Therapy; Intertreatment Changes; Intratreatment Motion and Tumor Tracking; Adaptive Radiotherapy; Biology,Imaging and Image Guidance; Stereotaxis and Radiotherapy Delivery; Current Concerns for SBRT; 1. Dose; 2. Fractionation; 3. Patient Selection; 4. Treatment Availability; References
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(2)The Weight Paradox(3)Hard-to-Control Tradeoffs and the Lack of Clear Priorities; (4)Dosimetric Modeling Problems; (5)Hot Spots outside the Target; (6)The Lack of Dose Tweaking Tools; Treatment Planning Workarounds:Some Suggestions; Workaround for Chopped Beamlets; Approaches to Improving Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning; Prioritized Prescription Optimization; Summarizing Locational Information about Hot and Cold Spots: Dose-Distance Plots; Biologically Based Treatment Planning; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References
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Education and Training Requirements in the Image-Guided Radiation Therapy EraImplementing Image-Guided Radiation Therapy in the Clinic; Summary and Conclusion; References; I. IMRT and IGRT Techniques and Technology; Treatment Planning; Obstacles and Advances in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning; Abstract; Basic Concepts in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning; A Typical IMRT Treatment Planning System Today; Problems with Today 's IMRT Treatment Planning Systems; (1)Do DVH Constraints Derived in the Pre-IMRT Era Apply to IMRT Dose Distributions?
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Four-Dimensional Imaging and Treatment Planning of Moving TargetsAbstract; Artifacts in Imaging of Moving Objects; Four-Dimensional CT Scanning; Challenges Posed by Four-Dimensional CT; Four-Dimensional Dose Calculations; Case Study; Acknowledgements; References; Imaging from Treatment Planning to Delivery; Image Guidance:Treatment Target Localization Systems; Abstract; The Treatment Planning and Delivery Process; Sources of Geometric Uncertainty; Target Localization Technologies; Surface Markers and Optical Tracking; Stereotaxy; Megavoltage Electronic Portal Imaging; Radiopaque Markers
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Introduction: From New Frontiers to New Standards of Practice: Advances in Radiotherapy Planning and DeliveryAbstract; An Evolution of Technology Redefining Clinical Practice; The IGRT hypothesis:; CT Simulation and Three-Dimensional Treatment Planning; Oncological Imaging; Dose Calculations; Treatment Plan Optimization; Image-Guided Treatment Machines; Cone Beam CT Linear Accelerator IGRT; Helical Tomotherapy IGRT; Cyberknife IGRT; Image-Guided Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy and Beyond; Questions in the applications of IGRT:; Radiation Oncology Informatics; Collaborative Working Groups
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Cancer-- Radiotherapy.
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Radiotherapy.
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Bestrahlungsplan-- Strahlentherapie-- Krebs Medizin, Aufsatzsammlung.
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Cancer-- Radiothérapie.
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Cancer-- Radiotherapy.
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Krebs Medizin-- Strahlentherapie-- Bestrahlungsplan, Aufsatzsammlung.
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Radiothérapie.
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Radiotherapy.
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Strahlentherapie-- Krebs Medizin-- Bestrahlungsplan, Aufsatzsammlung.
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Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted-- methods.
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Radiothérapie assistée ordinateur-- méthodes.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.99/40642
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RC271.R3I435 2007
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W3FR935 v.40 2007
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WN 250.5.R2I34 2007
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| Added Entry
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Meyer, John,1949-
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