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IGRT

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IGRTImage Guided Radiation Therapy
IGRTImage-Guided Radiotherapy Technique


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Contributors cover the methods and theories behind each, including the obstacles and advances in IMRT treatment planning, four-dimensional imaging and treatment planning for moving targets, introducing new IMRT and IGRT technologies into the clinical setting, specific applications to lung cancer and partial breast irradiation, organizing SBRT data, and conducting SBRT clinical treatment programs for pancreatic cancer and cancer of the prostate, spinal liver, and renal systems.
BrainLAB IGRT technology uses high-resolution X-rays to pinpoint tumors seconds before treatment and automatically corrects any patient set-up errors as well as tracks patient movement throughout the procedure.
The abstracts describe evaluations of: * The use of Clarity in breast IGRT; (Two abstracts; University of Vermont in Burlington & McGill University in Montreal, Canada) * The use of several IGRT methods on prostate patients, including Clarity, cone beam CT and implanted markers; (Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan) * The use of Clarity to provide planning and IGRT for prostate patients with hip prostheses.
 
 
 
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