Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
The State of the Art
Published on 30. October 2003
Software
CD-ROM
978-1-930524-17-0 (ISBN)
Description
IMRT represents a new paradigm in the radiation therapy process that requires knowledge of multimodality imaging, setup uncertainties and internal organ motion, tumor control probabilities, normal tissue complication probabilities, three-dimensional dose calculation and optimization and dynamic beam delivery of non-uniform beam intensities.
Written by contributors who are among the foremost in the field, this book presents a snapshot of the current IMRT planning and delivery technology. It discusses issues that confront safe implementation of IMRT and encourages reflection on its future. The result is a handbook that will aid both experienced radiation oncology physicists and newcomers to the field in understanding the nuances of IMRT and its safe implementation in the clinics. The level of presentation is designed for practicing medical physicists who are not specialists in IMRT. Some issues such as imaging and target delineation, quality assurance and its frequency, and achievable accuracy are discussed in multiple chapters and from differing points of view, reflecting the diversity of opinions in this rapidly evolving field.
Written by contributors who are among the foremost in the field, this book presents a snapshot of the current IMRT planning and delivery technology. It discusses issues that confront safe implementation of IMRT and encourages reflection on its future. The result is a handbook that will aid both experienced radiation oncology physicists and newcomers to the field in understanding the nuances of IMRT and its safe implementation in the clinics. The level of presentation is designed for practicing medical physicists who are not specialists in IMRT. Some issues such as imaging and target delineation, quality assurance and its frequency, and achievable accuracy are discussed in multiple chapters and from differing points of view, reflecting the diversity of opinions in this rapidly evolving field.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Madison, WI
United States
Dimensions
Height: 127 mm
Width: 127 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-930524-17-0 (9781930524170)
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Content
- Preface
- List of Contributors
- Historical Perspective on IMRT - Steve Webb, PhD, DSc
- Mathematical Optimization for the Inverse Problem of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy - Yair Censor, D.Sc
- Physical Optimization - Thomas R. Bortfeld, PhD
- Biological Indices for Evaluation and Optimization of IMRT - Ellen D. Yorke, PhD
- Aperture-Based Inverse Planning - D.M. Shepard, PhD, M.A. Earl, PhD, C.X. Yu, D.Sc, Y. Xiao, PhD
- Medical Imaging in IMRT Planning - Charles A. Pelizzari, PhD
- Target and Critical Structure Definitions, Dose Presecription and Reporting for IMRT - James Balter, PhD
- What Is Different About IMRT? - Mark Langer, MD
- IMRT Delivery Using Serial Tomotherapy - Bruce Curran, ME, MS
- Helical Tomotherapy - Thomas Rockwell Mackie, PhD, Gustavo H. Olivera, PhD, Jeffrey M. Kapatoes, PhD, Kenneth J. Ruchala, PhD, John P.Balog, PhD, Wolfgang A. Tome, PhD, Susanta Hui, PhD, Michael Kissick, PhD, Chuan Wu, MS, Robert Jeraj, PhD, PaulJ. Reckwerdt, BS, Paul Harari, MD, Mark Ritter, MD, PhD, Lisa Forrest, VMD, James Welsh, MD, MS, and Minesh P.Mehta, MD
- Static MLC IMRT (Step and Shoot) - Arthur Boyer, PhD
- Dynamic MLC IMRT - Paul Keall, PhD, Qiuwen Wu, PhD, Yan Wu, MS, and Jong Oh Kim, PhD
- Functional Requirements for IMRT - Timothy J. Waldron, MS
- Radiation Shielding for IMRT - Daniel A. Low, PhD
- Dosimetry Metrology for IMRT - Jean M. Moran, PhD
- Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy:
- The Good, the Bad and the Misconceptions - James M. Galvin, DSc
- Commissioning and Quality Assurance for IMRT Treatment Planning - Michael B. Sharpe, PhD, DABMP
- Clinical Implementation of IMRT Treatment Planning - Gary A. Ezzell, PhD
- Patient-Specific Quality Assurance in IMRT - Ping Xia, PhD and Cynthia Chuang, PhD
- Monitor Unit Calculation and Plan Validation for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy - Lei Xing, PhD, Y. Yang, PhD, Jonathan G. Li, PhD, Yan Chen, PhD, Gary Luxton, PhD, Zhe Chen, PhD, Y. Song, PhD,and Arthur L. Boyer, PhD
- Monte Carlo and IMRT - Jeffrey V. Siebers, PhD and Radhe Mohan, PhD
- IMRT Delivery System QA - Thomas J. LoSasso, PhD
- Tolerance Limits and Action Levels for Planning and Delivery of IMRT - Jatinder R. Palta, PhD, Siyong Kim, PhD, Jonathan G. Li, PhD, and Chihray Liu, PhD
- Quality Assurance: When and What Is Enough for IMRT? - Gary A. Ezzell, PhD
- IMRT for Prostate Cancer - Alan Pollack, MD, PhD and Robert A. Price, PhD
- Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer - K.S. Clifford Chao, MD and Angel I. Blanco, MD
- Lung Cancer Radiotherapy - Craig W. Stevens, MD, PhD, Thomas Guerrero, MD, PhD and Kenneth M. Forster, PhD
- Methods to Manage Respiratory Motion in Radiation Treatment - John Wong, PhD
- X-Ray-Guided IMRT - David A. Jaffray, PhD
- Patient Positioning Using Optical and Ultrasound Techniques - Sanford L. Meeks, PhD, Wolfgang A. Tome, PhD, Lionel G. Bouchet, PhD, A. Curtis Hass, MD, John M. Buatti, MD,Francis J. Bova, PhD
- Modulated Electron Therapy - Kenneth R. Hogstrom, PhD, John A. Antolak, PhD, Rajat J. Kudchadker, PhD, C.-M. Charlie Ma, PhD and Dennis D.Leavitt, PhD
- Compensated and Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy - Tony Lomax, PhD
- Socio-Economic Issues of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy - Michael T. Gillin, PhD
- The Future of IMRT - Jerry J. Battista, PhD, and Glenn S. Bauman, PhD
- Novel Uses and Applications of IMRT - James S. Welsh, MS, MD, Gustavo H. Olivera, PhD, and T. Rochwell Mackie, PhD
- List of Acronyms
- List of Contributors
- Historical Perspective on IMRT - Steve Webb, PhD, DSc
- Mathematical Optimization for the Inverse Problem of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy - Yair Censor, D.Sc
- Physical Optimization - Thomas R. Bortfeld, PhD
- Biological Indices for Evaluation and Optimization of IMRT - Ellen D. Yorke, PhD
- Aperture-Based Inverse Planning - D.M. Shepard, PhD, M.A. Earl, PhD, C.X. Yu, D.Sc, Y. Xiao, PhD
- Medical Imaging in IMRT Planning - Charles A. Pelizzari, PhD
- Target and Critical Structure Definitions, Dose Presecription and Reporting for IMRT - James Balter, PhD
- What Is Different About IMRT? - Mark Langer, MD
- IMRT Delivery Using Serial Tomotherapy - Bruce Curran, ME, MS
- Helical Tomotherapy - Thomas Rockwell Mackie, PhD, Gustavo H. Olivera, PhD, Jeffrey M. Kapatoes, PhD, Kenneth J. Ruchala, PhD, John P.Balog, PhD, Wolfgang A. Tome, PhD, Susanta Hui, PhD, Michael Kissick, PhD, Chuan Wu, MS, Robert Jeraj, PhD, PaulJ. Reckwerdt, BS, Paul Harari, MD, Mark Ritter, MD, PhD, Lisa Forrest, VMD, James Welsh, MD, MS, and Minesh P.Mehta, MD
- Static MLC IMRT (Step and Shoot) - Arthur Boyer, PhD
- Dynamic MLC IMRT - Paul Keall, PhD, Qiuwen Wu, PhD, Yan Wu, MS, and Jong Oh Kim, PhD
- Functional Requirements for IMRT - Timothy J. Waldron, MS
- Radiation Shielding for IMRT - Daniel A. Low, PhD
- Dosimetry Metrology for IMRT - Jean M. Moran, PhD
- Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy:
- The Good, the Bad and the Misconceptions - James M. Galvin, DSc
- Commissioning and Quality Assurance for IMRT Treatment Planning - Michael B. Sharpe, PhD, DABMP
- Clinical Implementation of IMRT Treatment Planning - Gary A. Ezzell, PhD
- Patient-Specific Quality Assurance in IMRT - Ping Xia, PhD and Cynthia Chuang, PhD
- Monitor Unit Calculation and Plan Validation for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy - Lei Xing, PhD, Y. Yang, PhD, Jonathan G. Li, PhD, Yan Chen, PhD, Gary Luxton, PhD, Zhe Chen, PhD, Y. Song, PhD,and Arthur L. Boyer, PhD
- Monte Carlo and IMRT - Jeffrey V. Siebers, PhD and Radhe Mohan, PhD
- IMRT Delivery System QA - Thomas J. LoSasso, PhD
- Tolerance Limits and Action Levels for Planning and Delivery of IMRT - Jatinder R. Palta, PhD, Siyong Kim, PhD, Jonathan G. Li, PhD, and Chihray Liu, PhD
- Quality Assurance: When and What Is Enough for IMRT? - Gary A. Ezzell, PhD
- IMRT for Prostate Cancer - Alan Pollack, MD, PhD and Robert A. Price, PhD
- Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer - K.S. Clifford Chao, MD and Angel I. Blanco, MD
- Lung Cancer Radiotherapy - Craig W. Stevens, MD, PhD, Thomas Guerrero, MD, PhD and Kenneth M. Forster, PhD
- Methods to Manage Respiratory Motion in Radiation Treatment - John Wong, PhD
- X-Ray-Guided IMRT - David A. Jaffray, PhD
- Patient Positioning Using Optical and Ultrasound Techniques - Sanford L. Meeks, PhD, Wolfgang A. Tome, PhD, Lionel G. Bouchet, PhD, A. Curtis Hass, MD, John M. Buatti, MD,Francis J. Bova, PhD
- Modulated Electron Therapy - Kenneth R. Hogstrom, PhD, John A. Antolak, PhD, Rajat J. Kudchadker, PhD, C.-M. Charlie Ma, PhD and Dennis D.Leavitt, PhD
- Compensated and Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy - Tony Lomax, PhD
- Socio-Economic Issues of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy - Michael T. Gillin, PhD
- The Future of IMRT - Jerry J. Battista, PhD, and Glenn S. Bauman, PhD
- Novel Uses and Applications of IMRT - James S. Welsh, MS, MD, Gustavo H. Olivera, PhD, and T. Rochwell Mackie, PhD
- List of Acronyms