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Adaptive radiation therapy: technical components and clinical applications.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Wu, QJ; Li, T; Wu, Q; Yin, F-F
Published in: Cancer J
2011

In current standard radiation therapy process, patient anatomy is represented by the snapshot of computed tomographic images at the simulation for treatment planning. However, patient anatomy during the treatment course is not static, and the changes can be in the order of centimeters. The goal of the adaptive radiation therapy (ART) is to measure and account these variations in the treatment process, so that the optimal planned dose distribution is the same as the final delivered dose distribution. The field of the ART is rapidly evolving. The implementation of the ART principle is built on technical components in 3 main areas: image guidance, dose verification, and plan adaptation. The purpose of this review was to present different ART methods currently developed and used by different investigators.

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Published In

Cancer J

DOI

EISSN

1540-336X

Publication Date

2011

Volume

17

Issue

3

Start / End Page

182 / 189

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Radiotherapy, Conformal
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasms
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
 

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Wu, Q. J., Li, T., Wu, Q., & Yin, F.-F. (2011). Adaptive radiation therapy: technical components and clinical applications. Cancer J, 17(3), 182–189. https://doi.org/10.1097/PPO.0b013e31821da9d8
Wu, Qingrong Jackie, Taoran Li, Qiuwen Wu, and Fang-Fang Yin. “Adaptive radiation therapy: technical components and clinical applications.Cancer J 17, no. 3 (2011): 182–89. https://doi.org/10.1097/PPO.0b013e31821da9d8.
Wu QJ, Li T, Wu Q, Yin F-F. Adaptive radiation therapy: technical components and clinical applications. Cancer J. 2011;17(3):182–9.
Wu, Qingrong Jackie, et al. “Adaptive radiation therapy: technical components and clinical applications.Cancer J, vol. 17, no. 3, 2011, pp. 182–89. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/PPO.0b013e31821da9d8.
Wu QJ, Li T, Wu Q, Yin F-F. Adaptive radiation therapy: technical components and clinical applications. Cancer J. 2011;17(3):182–189.

Published In

Cancer J

DOI

EISSN

1540-336X

Publication Date

2011

Volume

17

Issue

3

Start / End Page

182 / 189

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Radiotherapy, Conformal
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasms
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis