Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer

Author: K. S. Clifford
Published: June 2003
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 0781741041
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 242

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Featuring 13 chapters by oncologists and radiologists, this concise volume covers the physics of intensity modulated radiation therapy, various types of imaging (including CT, MR, and PET), dose prescription and target delineation, applications to different anatomical areas, and management of radiation therapy effects. Black- and-white and color images are prominently included throughout, representing the anatomy, equipment, and techniques involved.

Table of Contents:

Contributing Authors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Physics of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer 1
2 CT and MR Imaging of Head and Neck Cancer 18
3 Positron-Emitting Tomography (PET) Imaging in Head and Neck Cancer 30
4 Dose Prescription and Target Delineation for Nodal Volumes 38
5 Paranasal Sinuses and Nasal Cavity 50
6 Nasopharynx 68
7 Oral Cavity 85
8 Tonsillar Fossa and Faucial Arch 100
9 Base of the Tongue 114
10 Hypopharynx 127
11 Larynx 139
12 Neck Node Metastasis of Unknown Primary 155
13 Management of Acute and Late Effects of Radiation Therapy in Head and Neck Cancers 160
Index 169

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