Image-guidance in external beam planning for locally advanced cervical cancer

Karen Lim; Michael Milosevic; Kristy Brock; Anthony Fyles

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-68958-4_5

Image-guidance in external beam planning for locally advanced cervical cancer

Karen Lim, Michael Milosevic, Kristy Brock, Anthony Fyles

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The use of highly conformal external beam radiotherapy may decrease toxicity and enhance tumor control. However, the marked tumor regression seen in cervix cancer during radiotherapy, combined with the complex organ motion of surrounding normal tissues, could also result in geographical target miss without appropriate imaging, contouring and planning expertise. As such, image guidance plays a vital role in the planning and treatment aspects of cervix cancer when highly conformal treatment is being considered. This chapter highlights the current data on tumor motion and regression as well as the emerging importance of the impact of normal tissue motion and deformation on radiotherapy planning and treatment. As emergent technologies advance, the feasibility of adaptive strategies will undoubtedly result in improvements in the outcomes of these patients.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Gynecologic Radiation Therapy
Subtitle of host publication	Novel Approaches to Image-Guidance and Management
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Pages	51-60
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9783540689546
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68958-4_5
State	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes

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