Principles and Practice of Image-Guided Abdominal Radiation Therapy

Treatment of abdominal cancers is a complex and dynamic area of oncology, and radiation therapy is playing an increasingly prominent role. The purpose of this book is to provide a step-by-step guide of image-guided radiation treatment (IGRT) for abdominal cancers. The book not only provides information for radiation oncologists and medical physicists on the evidence that broadly drives our practice, but also to discuss practical details that arise in the day-to-day management. Finally, the authors also address the shortcomings of our present-day knowledge and look forward to future directions. This text is divided into four broad categories: an overview of IGRT on abdominal cancers; principles of IGRT for abdominal cancer; practice of IGRT for abdominal cancer; advances in IGRT for abdominal cancers. As such, the book not only covers the fundamental knowledge required to implement the IGRT techniques in abdominal cancer treatment with detailed operational procedures involved, but also provides an overview of emerging techniques for future application.Key Features: Offers digestible information for radiation therapy practice in abdominal cancers Provides quick reference for implementing image-guided radiation therapy technique for abdominal cancer treatment Places emerging techniques into image-guided radiotherapy context and points out relevance in current practice Incorporates evidence from randomized clinical trials whenever possible to validate clinical recommendations. Emphasizes clinical uses of image-guided radiation therapy for abdominal cancers, providing pertinent, easy-to-understand information on state-of-the-art treatments.

About the Author

Yu Kuang is an associate professor of medical physics, and director of the CAMPEP-accredited professional doctorate in medical physics degree program at UNLV. He is also an American Board of Radiology (ABR)-certified therapeutic medical physicist. He earned his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 2009 and completed his medical physics postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan in 2010 and at Stanford University in 2012. He is a voting member of the working group of professional doctorate degree for medical physics in American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), and a member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) study section, PAR review panel, Academic-Industrial Partnerships Research for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: ZRG1 SBIB-Q (57) R