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Image-Guided Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer

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Lung cancer is a major global health problem. Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), including stereotactic body radiation therapy and adaptive radiation therapy, is emerging as an important technique to try and deliver precise high-dose radiation to the tumor volume while minimizing dose to the normal structures. This chapter intends to highlight some of the features of IGRT including simulation for treatment planning, immobilization devices, target delineation for IGRT, setup and image verification, treatment delivery, radiobiology and physics considerations, clinical outcomes, and ongoing research.

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Siddiqui, F., Chetty, I.J., Ajlouni, M., Movsas, B. (2013). Image-Guided Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer. In: Dupuy, D., Fong, Y., McMullen, W. (eds) Image-Guided Cancer Therapy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0751-6_42

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