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Image-Guided Treatment Planning and Therapy in Postoperative Gynecologic Malignancies

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Radiation therapy is commonly used in the treatment of both endometrial cancer and cervical cancer. Radiation has been used alone as a single-agent modality in both the preoperative and postoperative settings as well as in combination with concurrent chemotherapy. The use of image guidance in the treatment planning and therapy of patients with gynecologic malignancies has increased dramatically in recent years. Advancements in imaging modalities such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have enabled the delivery of more complex radiation treatment plans, including three-dimensional (3D) conformal radiation therapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). Concurrent with the increase in image-guided treatment methods has been the development of new immobilization techniques, the delineation of update clinical volumes, and a focus on organ motion during treatment. The following chapter outlines the innovations in image-guided treatment planning and therapy in postoperative gynecologic malignancies.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, 251 E. Huron St., Galter LC-178, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA

    Eric D. Donnelly & William Small Jr

  2. Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Department, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt

    Tamer M. Refaat

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  1. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dept. Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Binney St. 44, Boston, 02115, Massachusetts, USA

    Akila N. Viswanathan

  2. , Division Medical Radiation Physics, AKH Wien-MUW, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Wien, 1090, Austria

    Christian Kirisits

  3. Dept. Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Watertown Plank Road 8701, Milwaukee, 53226, Wisconsin, USA

    Beth E. Erickson

  4. Klinik Strahlentherapie und, Strahlenbiologie, Universitätsklinikum Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Wien, 1090, Austria

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Donnelly, E.D., Refaat, T.M., Small, W. (2011). Image-Guided Treatment Planning and Therapy in Postoperative Gynecologic Malignancies. In: Viswanathan, A., Kirisits, C., Erickson, B., Pötter, R. (eds) Gynecologic Radiation Therapy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68958-4_7

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