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Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy

Clinical Evidence and Techniques

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Editors:
  1. Yasumasa Nishimura

    1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Japan

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  2. Ritsuko Komaki

    1. Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA

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  • Provides accumulated clinical evidence and proper techniques for IMRT
  • Contains case studies of IMRT clinical application for each cancer site
  • Serves clinicians and medical physicists as a valuable resource for daily IMRT practice
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Foundations and Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. History of IMRT

      • Michael D. Mills, Shiao Y. Woo
      Pages 3-14

    3. Principles of IMRT

      • Laurence E. Court, Peter Balter, Radhe Mohan
      Pages 15-42

    4. Radiobiology for IMRT

      • Yuta Shibamoto, Chikao Sugie, Hiroyuki Ogino, Natsuo Tomita
      Pages 43-57

    5. Treatment Planning of IMRT for Head and Neck Malignancies

      • Toru Shibata
      Pages 59-84

    6. IGRT for IMRT

      • Hidenobu Tachibana, Tetsuo Akimoto
      Pages 85-112

    7. Adaptive Radiation Therapy in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer

      • Yasumasa Nishimura
      Pages 113-127

  3. Clinical Application

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. Brain Tumor: How Should We Manage Glioblastoma in the Era of IMRT?

      • Toshihiko Iuchi, Kazuo Hatano
      Pages 131-151

    3. Nasopharyngeal Cancer

      • Moses M. Tam, Nadeem Riaz, Nancy Y. Lee
      Pages 153-169

    4. Oropharyngeal Cancer

      • Takeshi Kodaira, Arisa Shimizu, Keiichi Takehana
      Pages 171-192

    5. Postoperative Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancers: A Case-Based Review

      • G. Brandon Gunn, Adam S. Garden
      Pages 193-213

    6. Sequelae of Therapy of Head and Neck Cancer: Their Prevention and Therapy

      • Amrut S. Kadam, Avraham Eisbruch
      Pages 215-248

    7. Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

      • Quynh-Nhu Nguyen, Ritsuko Komaki, Daniel R. Gomez, Zhongxing Liao
      Pages 249-260

    8. Mesothelioma

      • William W. Chance, Neal Rebueno, Daniel R. Gomez
      Pages 261-273

    9. Breast Cancer

      • Gregory M. Chronowski
      Pages 275-288

    10. Clinical Application of IMRT for Cervical Esophageal Cancer

      • Satoshi Itasaka
      Pages 289-299

    11. Thoracic Esophageal Cancer

      • Steven H. Lin
      Pages 301-314

    12. Pancreatic Cancer

      • Keiko Shibuya, Takehiro Shiinoki, Akira Nakamura
      Pages 315-336
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About this book

Successful clinical use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) represents a significant advance in radiation oncology. Because IMRT can deliver high-dose radiation to a target with a reduced dose to the surrounding organs, it can improve the local control rate and reduce toxicities associated with radiation therapy. Since IMRT began being used in the mid-1990s, a large volume of clinical evidence of the advantages of IMRT has been collected. However, treatment planning and quality assurance (QA) of IMRT are complicated and difficult for the clinician and the medical physicist. This book, by authors renowned for their expertise in their fields, provides cumulative clinical evidence and appropriate techniques for IMRT for the clinician and the physicist. Part I deals with the foundations and techniques, history, principles, QA, treatment planning, radiobiology and related aspects of IMRT. Part II covers clinical applications with several case studies, describing contouring and dose distribution with clinical results along with descriptions of indications and a review of clinical evidence for each tumor site. The information presented in this book serves as a valuable resource for the practicing clinician and physicist.

Reviews

“The book is well written and illustrated and each chapter is extensively referenced. The strength of the book is the breadth of its content which lends it to readers looking to have an overview of the subject and will therefore be suited to radiation oncology trainees, therapeutic radiographers and trainee physicists. … The addition of this book to the current stock in the libraries of radiation oncology facilities where training is undertaken should be considered.” (Dr. John Logue, RAD Magazine, December, 2015)

“The book covers foundations and techniques for IMRT. It has the added benefit of including emerging technologies such as adaptive radiation therapy (ART) and the use of molecular imaging techniques for preferential targeting of high tumor burden regions. … this would be a nice addition to the library of a medical physics or radiation oncology resident.” (Carri K. Glide-Hurst, Doody’s Book Reviews, October, 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Radiation Oncology, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Japan

    Yasumasa Nishimura

  • Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA

    Ritsuko Komaki

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy

  • Book Subtitle: Clinical Evidence and Techniques

  • Editors: Yasumasa Nishimura, Ritsuko Komaki

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55486-8

  • Publisher: Springer Tokyo

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Japan 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-55485-1Published: 30 April 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56214-6Published: 01 November 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-55486-8Published: 16 April 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 473

  • Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 99 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Radiotherapy, Oncology, Medical and Radiation Physics

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