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By
Arnold Paulino, MD, Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Methodist Hospital, Division of Radiation Oncology, Houston, TX, USA
Description
Here is an exciting new guide to the use of PET-CT imaging in radiotherapy. You'll get practical, useful information for utilizing this
novel imaging technique?from different methods for contouring biological target volumes in various anatomic regions to how different
experts use this imaging in targeted treatment. This thorough text helps you make concise, accurate treatment choices based on current
evidence and expert authority. The result is an essential tool for everyone on the radiotherapy treatment team in the era of image-guided
radiotherapy.
Audience
Radiation Oncologists, Oncologists and Radiologists.
Contents
Section I: Introduction
Chapter 1 PET-CT in Radiotherapy Treatment Planning, Arnold C. Paulino, MD
Section
II: Principles of Imaging in Nuclear Medicine
Chapter 2 Principles of PET-CT Scanning, Stephen Chiang, MD
Section
III: PET-CT Fusion and Target Delineation
Chapter 3 Image Registration and Fusion Techniques, Timothy Fox, PhD; Eric
Elder, PhD; Ian Crocker, MD
Chapter 4 Biological Target Volume, Katherine Mah, MSc, FCCPM; Curtis B. Caldwell, PhD, MCCPM
Section
IV: Clinical Applications
Chapter 5 Head and Neck, Arnold C. Paulino, MD; Bin S. Teh, MD; E. Brian Butler, MD
Chapter
6 Esophageal Cancer, Trevor Leong, MBBS, MD, FRANZCR
Chapter 7 Rectal and Anal Cancers, Cynthia Anderson, MD; Mary Koshy, MD;
Jerome C. Landry, MD
Chapter 8 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Kenneth Rosenzweig, MD; Carlo Greco, MD
Chapter 9 Small Cell
Lung Cancer, Nena Mirkovic, MD; Suneel Nagda, MD
Chapter 10 Gynecologic Cancer, Karen Godette, MD; Mariana Galli Guevara, MD;
Sushil Beriwal, MD
Chapter 11 Genitourinary Cancer, Bin S. Teh, MD; Charles Bloch, PhD; Stephen Chiang, MD; Susan Richardson,
PhD; E. Brian Butler, MD; Robert Amato, DO; Arnold C. Paulino, MD
Chapter 12 Lymphoma, Natia Esiashvili, MD; Cynthia Anderson,
MD; Shannon T. Kahn, BS, MAC, MD; Raghuveer Halkar, MD
Chapter 13 Melanoma, Min Yao, MD, PhD; Yusuf Menda, MD; John E. Bayouth,
PhD
Chapter 14 Pediatric Tumors, Arnold C. Paulino, MD; James G. Douglas, MD, MS
Chapter 15 Central Nervous System Tumors,
James G. Douglas, MD, MS; Alexander M. Spence, MD
Section V: Economic Considerations
Chapter 16 Economic
Considerations of PET Scanning Diagnosis, Staging, and Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning, Andre Konski, MD, MBA, MA, FACR
Index
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Hardbound, 272 pages, publication date: MAY-2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-3224-3
ISBN-10: 1-4160-3224-X
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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