Target Volume Definition in Radiation Oncology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Grosu, Anca-Ligia (Editor), Nieder, Carsten (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiotherapy.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.

The main objective of this book is to provide radiation oncologists with a clear, up-to-date guide to tumor delineation and contouring of organs at risk. With this in mind, a detailed overview of recent advances in imaging for radiation treatment planning is presented. Novel concepts for target volu...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and Overview.-Target Volume Delineation: Different Tumor Entities
• Brain Gliomas and Brain Metastases
• Base of the Skulls/Orbita
• Spinal Column/ Spinal Cord
• Head- and Neck-Tumors
• Lung Tumors
• Liver and Pancreas Tumors.-Gastrointestinal Tumor: Esophagus
• Stomach
• Colorectal Carcinoma
• Anal Carcinoma
• Sarcoma
• Lymphomas
• Prostate Cancer
• Gynecological Cancer
• Bladder
• Mamma.