Image guided radiation therapy (IGRT): a clinical perspective

Mundt_igrt_-_webPrice$175.00EmailSpecifications8.5 x 11 inches650 pagesHardcoverFull color imagesPrice: $175Publication Date: May 2011AuthorsDr. Arno J. Mundt is an internationally recognized radiation oncologist in the treatment of gynecologic malignancies. He is Chairman of Radiation Oncology at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center. His research focuses on the application of the new technology intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in these patients. An accomplished researcher, Dr. Mundt has authored and co-authored more than 50 scientific articles, predominantly focusing on gynecologic oncology and IMRT.John C. Roeske, PhD Professor of Nuclear Medicine, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood Il.DescriptionIGRT covers nearly every aspect of radiation treatment planning and delivery in radiation therapy and explains both the “why” and the “how,” the art and the science of IGRT.Image Guided Radiation Therapy: A Clinical Perspective provides an overview of the basic concepts of IGRT and includes a review of its history and present status.Additionally, Image-Guided Target Delineation Technologies presents an in-depth overview of the main imaging modalities used for target delineation, namelycomputed tomography (CT) including 4-dimensional (4D) CT, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and positron emission tomography (PET). Image Guided Treatment Technologies systemically introduces the reader to the major in-room IGRT treatment technologies available today, including video, ultrasound, planar and volumetric-based imaging systems.

• ISBN: 978-1-60795-042-4
• Editorial: McGraw-Hill
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 900
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés