Adaptive Radiation Therapy

Fundamentals and Practice
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-81292-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 354 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

Reihe: Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering

This book provides an introduction to the practice of adaptive radiotherapy (ART). Exploring recent advances and clinical considerations, readers will learn about the philosophy, fundamentals, implementation, status, and outcomes of this advanced radiotherapy technique in which treatment plans are adapted to accommodate inter- and intra-fraction anatomic changes, reducing margins and setup uncertainties.

Chapters, authored by subject-area experts from across the globe, discuss physical and biological considerations, detail the cutting-edge machines used in ART, explore clinical considerations, and provide examples of site-specific ART implementation.

This is a valuable reference for medical physicists and radiation oncologists, residents in radiation oncology, and medical physics graduate students. It can also serve as supplementary reading for courses in radiotherapy physics and for students preparing for exams.

Key features:

- Explores the implementation of ART using different machines

- Details clinical considerations in adaptive radiation therapy

- Provides outcomes of ART for various cancers

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hao, Yao

Darafsheh, Arash

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Nuklearmedizin, PET, Radiotherapie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Radiologie, Bildgebende Verfahren
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Onkologie, Krebsforschung
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Medizinische Physik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Radioaktivität

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Adaptive Radiation Therapy: Concepts, Clinical Evidence and Future Perspectives

2. Adaptive Radiotherapy Strategies: Online and Offline

3. Imaging needs and available modalities for magnetic resonance-guided adaptive radiation therapy

4. MRI Safety and QA for Adaptive Radiation Therapy

5. CT safety and QA

6. PET in Adaptive Radiation Therapy: Quality Assurance and Safety

7. CT-Based Online Adaptive Radiotherapy Systems

8. Magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy machines

9. Adaptive Biology-Guided Radiotherapy on a PET-Linac System

10. Adaptive proton therapy

11. Simulation-Free Radiotherapy: A New Patient-Centered Paradigm Shift for Accelerating Access to Radiotherapy

12. Adaptive radiotherapy workflow

13. Commissioning the Clinical Workflow for Online Adaptive Radiotherapy (OART)

14. Adaptive Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Optimization and Dose Calculation for CBCT-based and MR-based Systems

15. Dose Accumulation for Adaptive Radiotherapy

16. Artificial Intelligence in Adaptive Radiation Therapy

17. ART: Challenges and Opportunities for Clinical Implementation

18. Adaptive Radiotherapy for Liver Tumors

19. Adaptive Radiation Therapy for pancreas cancer

20. Adaptive Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Primary Renal Cell Carcinoma

21. Adaptive Radiotherapy for Gynecologic Malignancies

22. Online Adaptive Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer

23. Adaptive Radiation Therapy for Head & Neck Cancers

24. Adaptive Radiotherapy for Bladder Cancer

Über Autor(innen)

Yao Hao, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of radiation oncology, a certified medical physicist by the American Board of Radiology (ABR), and the imaging chief physicist at the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He completed his residency in Medical Physics at Washington University in 2019. He received his Ph.D. in Medical Physics from the University of Massachusetts. He is a member of AAPM (American Association of Physicists in Medicine) and serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Medical Physics and Journal of Applied and Clinical Medical Physics.

Arash Darafsheh, Ph.D., is an associate professor of radiation oncology, a certified medical physicist by the American Board of Radiology (ABR), and the PI of the Optical Imaging and Dosimetry Lab at the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Optical Science and Engineering, and an M.Sc. in Radiation Medicine Engineering. He is a member of AAPM and senior member of the Optica (formerly, Optical Society of America (OSA)) and SPIE-the international society for optics and photonics. He is an associate editor for the Journal of Medical Physics and has served as an ad hoc reviewer for numerous scientific journals.