Image-Guided IMRT

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Image-Guided IMRT is written by Thomas Bortfeld and published by Springer Science & Business Media. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3540303561 (ISBN 10) and 9783540303565 (ISBN 13).

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), one of the most important developments in radiation oncology in the past 25 years, involves technology to deliver radiation to tumors in the right location, quantity and time. Unavoidable irradiation of surrounding normal tissues is distributed so as to preserve their function. The achievements and future directions in the field are grouped in the three sections of the book, each suitable for supporting a teaching course. Part 1 contains topical reviews of the basic principles of IMRT, part 2 describes advanced techniques such as image-guided and biologically based approaches, and part 3 focuses on investigation of IMRT to improve outcome at various cancer sites.