Target volume delineation for conformal and intensity-modulated radiation therapy. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nancy Y. Lee, Nadeem Riaz, Jiade J. Lu, editors.
• Editors: Lee, Nancy Y; Riaz, Nadeem; Lu, J. J (Jiade J.)
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Head and Neck; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; 1 Anatomy and Patterns of Spread; 2 Diagnostic Workup Relevant for Target Volume Delineation; 3 Simulation and Daily Localization; 4 Target Volume Delineation and Treatment Planning; 5 Plan Assessment; References; Oropharyngeal Carcinoma; 1 Anatomy and Patterns of Spread; 2 Diagnostic Workup Relevant for Target Volume Delineation; 3 Simulation and Daily Localization; 4 Target Volume Delineation and Treatment Planning; 4.1 Selected IMRT Dose Fractionation Schemes for Oropharyngeal Cancer. 4.2 Split-Field Versus Whole-Field IMRT4.3 Suggested Target Volumes; 5 Plan Assessment; References; Further Reading; Oral Cavity Cancer; 1 Anatomy and Patterns of Spread; 2 Diagnostic Workup Relevant for Target Volume Delineation; 3 Simulation and Daily Localization; 4 Target Volume Delineation and Treatment Planning; 5 Plan Assessment; References; Early Stage Larynx Cancer; 1 Introduction; 2 Diagnostic Workup; 3 Simulation and Daily Localization; 4 Radiation Techniques and Target Delineation; References; Advanced Laryngeal Carcinoma; 1 Anatomy and Patterns of Spread. 2 Diagnostic Workup Relevant for Target Volume Delineation3 Organ Preservation Versus Total Laryngectomy; 4 Simulation and Daily Localization; 5 Target Volume Delineation and Treatment Planning; 5.1 Intact Larynx; 5.2 Postoperative RT for Laryngeal Cancer; 6 Plan Assessment; References; Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma; 1 Anatomy and Patterns of Spread; 2 Diagnostic Workup Relevant for Target Volume Delineation; 3 Simulation and Daily Localization; 4 Target Volume Delineation and Treatment Planning; 5 Plan Assessment; References; Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinuses; 1 Anatomy; 2 Patterns of Spread. 3 Diagnostic Workup Relevant for Target Volume Delineation4 Simulation and Daily Localization; 5 General Principles of Target Delineation; References; Major Salivary Glands; 1 Anatomy and Patterns of Spread; 1.1 Parotid Gland; 1.2 Submandibular Gland; 2 Diagnostic Imaging for Target Volume Delineation; 3 Simulation and Daily Localization; 4 Target Volume Delineation and Treatment Planning; 5 Plan Assessment; Thyroid Carcinoma; 1 Anatomy and Patterns of Spread; 2 Diagnostic Workup Relevant for Target Volume Delineation; 3 General Treatment Considerations. 4 Principles of Simulation and Target DelineationReferences; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary in the Head and Neck; 1 Anatomy and Patterns of Spread; 2 Diagnostic Workup Relevant for Target Volume Delineation; 3 Simulation and Daily Localization; 4 Target Volume Delineation and Treatment Planning; 5 Plan Assessment; References; Locally Advanced and High-Risk Cutaneous Malignancies; 1 Anatomy and Patterns of Spread; 2 Diagnostic Workup for Relevant Target Volume Delineation; 2.1 Clinical Evaluation; 2.2 Imaging; 2.3 Tissue Sampling; 3 Simulation and Daily Localization.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 541 pages), color illustrations
• Subjects: 615.8/42; Medicine; Radiotherapy; MEDICAL -- Pharmacology; Radiotherapy; Neoplasms -- radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Conformal -- methods; Medical -- Oncology; Medical -- Biochemistry; Oncology; Radiology; Oncology ; Radiology, Medical; Medical -- Radiology & Nuclear Medicine; Radiotherapy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319057262; 3319057251; 9783319057255
• Related ISBNs: 331905726X; 9783319057255
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 31, 2014).
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