Delineating Organs at Risk in Radiation Therapy

• Main Authors: Cefaro, Giampiero Ausili. (Author), Genovesi, Domenico. (Author), Perez, Carlos A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human anatomy.; Radiology.; Radiotherapy.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Anatomy.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Defining organs at risk is a crucial task for radiation oncologists when aiming to optimize the benefit of radiation therapy, with delivery of the maximum dose to the tumor volume while sparing healthy tissues. This book will prove an invaluable guide to the delineation of organs at risk of toxicity...

Table of Contents:

• Part I 1 Introduction
• 2 Anatomy and Physiopathology of Radiation-induced Damage to Organs at Risk
• Part II 3 Radiation Dose Constraints for Organs at Risk: Modeling Review and Importance of Delineation in Radiation Therapy
• 4 Volumetric Acquisition: Technical Notes
• Part III Image Gallery 5 Axial CT Radiological Anatomy (Brain, Head and Neck; Mediastinum; Abdomen; Pelvis)
• 6 Digitally Reconstructed Radiographs (DRRs).