TY - GEN
T1 - Lung cancer
T2 - Intensity-modulated radiation therapy, four-dimensional imaging and mobility management
AU - Lagerwaard, F. J.
AU - Senan, S.
PY - 2007/8/6
Y1 - 2007/8/6
N2 - The use of image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) for lung cancer improves target coverage and potentially reduces the risk of treatment-related toxicity. Four-dimensional radiotherapy (which refers to the explicit inclusion of temporal changes in anatomy during imaging) treatment planning and treatment delivery are important components of IGRT for lung cancer. Four-dimensional CT (4DCT) scanning is a major breakthrough that has transformed radiotherapy planning for lung cancer. Individualized internal target volumes can be directly obtained from these 4DCT scans, e.g. using maximum intensity projections. Color intensity projections of 4DCT scans provide temporal information on organ mobility within a single composite image. As only a minority of patients are likely to benefit from respiratory gating, patient-specific assessment of tumor mobility is essential.
AB - The use of image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) for lung cancer improves target coverage and potentially reduces the risk of treatment-related toxicity. Four-dimensional radiotherapy (which refers to the explicit inclusion of temporal changes in anatomy during imaging) treatment planning and treatment delivery are important components of IGRT for lung cancer. Four-dimensional CT (4DCT) scanning is a major breakthrough that has transformed radiotherapy planning for lung cancer. Individualized internal target volumes can be directly obtained from these 4DCT scans, e.g. using maximum intensity projections. Color intensity projections of 4DCT scans provide temporal information on organ mobility within a single composite image. As only a minority of patients are likely to benefit from respiratory gating, patient-specific assessment of tumor mobility is essential.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34547528544&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1159/0000106039
DO - https://doi.org/10.1159/0000106039
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 17641513
SN - 3805581998
SN - 9783805581998
T3 - Frontiers of Radiation Therapy and Oncology
SP - 239
EP - 252
BT - IMRT, IGRT, SBRT - Advances in the Treatment Planning and Delivery of Radiotherapy
A2 - Meyer, John
ER -