EP-1461: Virtual imaging for patient information on radiotherapy planning and delivery

Evaluation of treatment planning system monitor unit calculations for three intensity modulated radiotherapy delivery techniques

Background: We have validated the monitor unit calculations from a commercially available treatment planning system (TPS) for three intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) planning techniques for tangential breast irradiation by using ionization chamber measurements. Materials and Methods: Treatment plans were generated for forty-two breast patients by a forward planned field in field ...

Molecular imaging in radiotherapy planning for head and neck tumors.

Molecular imaging uses noninvasive techniques to visualize various biologic pathways and physiologic characteristics of tumors and normal tissues. In relation to radiation therapy, PET with the tracer (18)F-FDG offers a unique opportunity to refine the target volume delineation in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, in turn affecting dose distribution and, it is hoped, p...

Surface Imaging for Patient Setup and Monitoring for Breast Radiotherapy

Molecular Imaging and Radiotherapy: Theranostics for Personalized Patient Management

This theme issue presents current achievements in the development of radioactive agents, pre-clinical and clinical molecular imaging, and radiotherapy in the context of theranostics in the field of oncology.

Imaging tumour motion for radiotherapy planning using MRI

Novel technology has made dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of lung motion and lung tumour mobility during continuous respiration feasible. This might be beneficial for planning of radiotherapy of lung tumours, especially when using high precision techniques. This paper describes the recent developments to analyze and visualize pulmonary nodules during continuous respiration using MRI. B...