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A Guide to Symptom Relief in Palliative Care, 6th Edition

A Guide to Symptom Relief in Palliative Care, 6th Edition

Practical Radiotherapy Planning

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Planning is a critical stage of radiotherapy. Careful consideration of the complex variables involved and critical assessment of the techniques available are fundamental to good and effective practice.

First published in 1985,Practical Radiotherapy Planninghas, over three editions, established itself as the popular choice for the trainee raditation oncologist and radiographer, providing the 'nuts and bolts' of planning in a practical and accessible manner.

This fourth edition encompasses a wealth of new material, reflecting the radical change in the practice of radiotherapy in recent years. The information contained within the introductory chapters has been expanded and brought up to date, and a new chapter on patient management has been added. CT stimulators, MLC shieldings and dose profiles, principles of IMRT, and use of MRI, PET and ultrasound are all included, amongst other new developments in this field.

The aim of the book remains unchanged. Complexity of treatment planning has increased greatly, but the fourth edition continues to emphasise underlying principles of treatment that can be applied for conventional, conformal and novel treatments, taking into account advances in imaging and treatment delivery.
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Author Ann Barrett, Stephen Morris, Jane Dobbs, Tom Roques
Table Of Content

What you need to know before planning radiotherapy treatment
Tumour Stage
Patient Performance Status
Prognostic Factors
Role of Other Treatments
Systems for Recording Outcomes
Clinical Anatomy

Underlying Principles of Radiotherapy Planning
Volume Definition (GTV, CTV)
Reducing Uncertainty in Targeting the Tumour (Immobilisation, Fiducial Markers, Predicting Organ Motion, PTV Margin Definition, Image-Guided and Adaptive Radiotherapy)
Tumour and Normal Organ Data Acquisition (Protocols for CT, MRI, PET and Image Registration)
Plan Production and Evaluation
D-Conformal and Intensity Modulated Planning Concepts
Forward and Inverse Planning
DVH and NTCP and TCP
Dose Prescription
D and D Treatment Delivery
Image guided radiotherapy
Gating, ABC, surface registration
Adaptive radiotherapy
Methods to Verify That the Planned Treatment Has Been Achieved
Portal Imaging
KV and MV Imaging
Portal dosimetry

Radiobiological Principles

Management of Patients During Radiotherapy
Protocols for Management of Side Effects
Scoring of Acute Effects
Radiographer- Led on Treatment Clinics

Head and Neck â€" General Considerations
Classification of Cervical Lymph Nodes
Choice of D Conformal Therapy Versus IMRT for:
Primary Tumour
Cervical Lymph Nodes
Sparing Normal Tissues
Matching Fields
Multi Modality Treatment Regimes (Surgery, Chemotherapy, Brachytherapy)
Fractionation Schedules

Larynx

Hypopharynx

Nasopharynx

Oropharynx

Oral cavity

Ear

Parotid

Maxillary Antrum

Orbit

Skin and Lip

Thyroid

Bronchus

Oesophagus

Breast

Central Nervous System

Lymphomas and Spleen

Pancreas

Rectum

Anus

Prostate

Bladder

Testis

Penis

Pelvis

Cervix

Corpus

Vagina

Vulva

Sarcoma

Paediatric Tumours


Systemic Irradiation


Emergency Irradiation


Each anatomical site chapter (-) will cover:

Choice of patients for radiotherapy (stage, pathology, risk factors, performance status)
Sequencing of multi modality therapy
Clinical and radiological anatomy and assessment of primary disease
Data acquisition (immobilisation, imaging protocols, image registration)
Target volume definition (GTV, CTV, PTV, PRV)
Dose plan production
Dose prescription
Treatment delivery
Verification

Publish Date 26 Jun 2009
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