Biological & Physical Basis of IMRT & Tomotherapy: 6th International Conference on Dose, Time, and Fractionation in Radiation Oncology
Author: Bhudatt R. Paliwal, Donald E. Herbert, Jack F. Fowler, Minesh Mehta, editorsISBN: 9781930524118 ISBN10: 1930524110
Published: 2002 | 390 pp | Softcover
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Table of Contents
Contents
Chapter I: Perspectives
A Perspective on Advances in Radiation Oncology Technology
Introduction to Tomotherapy
Radiobiological Issues in IMRT
Folding Uncertainties into TCP, NTCP, and Bioeffect Model Predictions
Complexity Versus Reductionism in Modeling Tissue Response to Radiation. A Practical Exposition of a New Paradigm
Radiobiological Considerations in the Comparison of Conformal Therapies of Prostate Cancer
Grade 2 Toxicity on RTOG 9406: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul?
Chapter II: Tomotherapy/Optimization/Registration/Adaptation, Delivery Verification Analysis
Adaptive Tomotherapy
Megavoltage CT on a Tomotherapy System
Dose Reconstruction
Commissioning Dosimetry for a Clinical Tomotherapy Helical Accelerator
Control of Stochastic Parameters for Adaptive Radiotherapy
Monte Carlo Analysis of Tomotherapy
Chapter III: IMRT/Optimization/Registration/Adaptation
Simultaneous Infield Boost (SIB) Using IMRT: Is It a Blessing Or a Curse?
IMRT Versus Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy: Comparative Biological Modeling of Clinical protocols for Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Strategies for Off-Line and On-Line Image Feedback Adaptive Radiotherapy
Optimization of IMRT Plans Based on Biologically Equivalent Uniform Dose
Volume Effect Implications in Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy and Tomotherapy. What is the Minimum Volume to Which Volume Effect Models May be Applied to Central Nervous System Tissues?
The Impact of Cold Spots on TCP in IMRT Dose Distributions
Chapter IV: Biostatistical and Safety Considerations
Contending Models for Causal Inference: Population, Randomization, Bayesian, Dynamical. An Overview
Phase I Designs to Meet the Challenges of Radiotherapy
Are Competing Dose Distributions Biologically Differentiable?
Radiation Safety, IMRT, and Tomotherapy
Treatment Without Weekend Gap--Biological Implications
Chapter V: Clinical Trials
A New Approach to Dose Escalation in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Fractionation Opportunities in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Factionated Low Dose Rate Irradiation: A Unique Application of Tomotherapy
Head and Neck: Conformal Avoidance
The Biology of IMRT
Accelerated Intensity Modulated Partial Breast Radiotherapy in Prone Position
Chapter VI: Molecular/Biological/Novel Imaging
Molecular Methods for Inhibiting Tumor Proliferation
Probing the Mechanisms of Cancer Development Using Molecular Imaging
Imaging Molecular Targets
Deformable Image Registration: Part I. Theory
Deformable Image Registration: Part II. Experiments
Chapter VII: Proffered Papers
Rectal Bleeding as Determined by the Planned Area of Wall Irradiated to >59 Gy
A Numerical Comparison of P+ and EUD-Based Biological Objective Functions for Inverse Planning of Radiation Therapy Treatments
Optimization of Head and Neck Cancer IMRT Using Patient-Derived NTCP Parameters
Sequential vs. Simultaneous Boost in Gynecologic Malignancies Using Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy: Effects of Setup Uncertainties
Use of the Break Pair Model for Radiation-Induced Cell Killing in the EKP Formula
A Quality Assurance and Treatment Verifiction Phantom for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
Development of a Prototype Detector System for Megavoltage Photons
How Fast Is Repopulation of Tumor Cells During a Gap in Radiotherapy?
Incorporation of SPECT Bone Marrow Imaging into Intensity Modulated Whole-Pelvic Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning for Gynecologic Malignancies
Clinical Experience With Intensity Modulated Whole Pelvic Radiation Therapy in Gynecologic Malignancies
Impact of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy on Acute Hematologic Toxicity in Patients With Gynecologic Malignancies
List of Contributors
John P. Balog, Ph.D.
Mattias Birkner, Dipl. Phys.
Clark J. Brixey, B.S.
Rick Chappell, Ph.D.
Ming-Li Chen, Ph.D.
Raymond E. Counsell, Ph.D.
James D. Cox. M.D.
Lawnrece Davis, M.D.
Joseph O. Deasy, Ph.D.
Avraham Eisbruch, M.D.
G. Fang
Jack F. Fowler, D.Sc., Ph.D.
Benedick A. Fraass, Ph.D.
Paul M. Harari, M.D.
William B. Harms, B.S.
Donald E. Herbert, Ph.D.
Ralf Hinderer, Ph.D.
Steven P. Howard, M.D., Ph.D.
Robert Jeraj, Ph.D.
Scott Johnson, M.S.
Jeffrey M. Kapatoes, Ph.D.
Harry Keller, Ph.D.
Marc L. Kessler, Ph.D.
Robert Kuske, M.D.
Jerome Landry, M.D.
Steve P. Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
Anders Liander, M.S.
Jian Liang, Ph.D.
David Lockman, D.Sc.
Johan Lof, Ph.D.
Marc A. Longino, Ph.D.
Weiguo Lu, Ph.D.
Anthony E. Lujan, Ph.D.
Gary Luxton, Ph.D.
Boguslaw Maciejewski, M.D., Ph.D.
T. Rockwell Mackie, Ph.D.
Arnold Markoe, M.D.
Mary K. Martel, Ph.D.
Alvaro Martinez, M.D., F.A.C.R.
Todd R. McNutt, Ph.D.
Dan L. McShan, PhD.
Minesh P. Mehta, M.D.
M. Elizabeth Meyerand, Ph.D.
Jeff M. Michalski, M.D., M.B.A.
Radhe Mohan, Ph.D.
Richard A. Morrison, M.D.
Amy R. Moser, Ph.D.
Arno J. Mundt, M.D.
Andrzej Niemierko, Ph.D.
Fridtgof Nusslin, D.Sc.
Gustavo H. Olivera, Ph.D.
Colin G. Orton, Ph.D.
Bhudatt R. Paliwal, Ph.D.
Matthew B. Parliament, M.D.
Dave Pearson
Carlos A. Perez, M.D.
Alan Pollack, M.D., Ph.D.
James A. Purdy, Ph.D.
Richard C. Reba, M.D.
Paul J. Reckwerdt, B.S.
Susan Richardson, B.S.
Mark A. Ritter, M.D., Ph.D.
Mack Roach, 3rd, M.D.
John C. Roeske, Ph.D.
Kenneth J. Ruchala, Ph.D.
Howard M. Sandler, M.D.
R. Schmidt, Ph.D.
Rupert Schmidt-Ulrich, M.D.
Timothy E. Schultheiss, Ph.D.
Rufus Scrimger, M.D.
Prakash Shrivastava, Ph.D.
Jennifer B. Smilowitz, M.S.
Shiyu Song, M.D., Ph.D.
Rafal Tarnawski, M.D.
Joseph Ting, Ph.D.
Wolfgang A. Tome, Ph.D.
Christina Tsien, M.D.
Karen A. Vineberg
Jamey P. Weichert, Ph.D.
James S. Welsh, M.D., M.S.
David R. Wigg, M.D., Ph.D.
Richard Wilder, M.D.
Kathryn A. Winter, M.S.
H. Rodney Withers, M.D., D.Sc.
John Wong, Ph.D.
Qiuwen Wu, Ph.D.
Di Yan, D.Sc.