Image-guided intensity-modulated radiation therapy of spine tumors. 2006

Yoshiya Yamada, and Michael Lovelock, and Mark H Bilsky
Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA. yamadaj@mskcc.org

Recent advancements in imaging technology have made it possible to deliver very precise radiotherapy. By imaging the patient at the time of actual treatment, immediate corrections in patient positioning and set-up errors have become possible. Reduction in these types of treatment errors has had a significant impact upon the radiotherapeutic management of spine tumors because doses of radiation that exceed spinal cord tolerance can now be given within very close proximity to the cord. Also, the normal tissue margin around the target volume can be reduced, resulting in less of the dose being delivered to nearby critical organs. These factors have combined to improve patient outcomes, both in terms of tumor control and lower toxicity. The recent medical literature has reflected a growing interest in the application of image-guided technology to the treatment of paraspinal tumors. This review summarizes the significant contributions to the medical literature over the past calendar year.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011880 Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted Computer-assisted mathematical calculations of beam angles, intensities of radiation, and duration of irradiation in radiotherapy. Computer-Assisted Radiotherapy Planning,Dosimetry Calculations, Computer-Assisted,Planning, Computer-Assisted Radiotherapy,Calculation, Computer-Assisted Dosimetry,Calculations, Computer-Assisted Dosimetry,Computer Assisted Radiotherapy Planning,Computer-Assisted Dosimetry Calculation,Computer-Assisted Dosimetry Calculations,Dosimetry Calculation, Computer-Assisted,Dosimetry Calculations, Computer Assisted,Planning, Computer Assisted Radiotherapy,Radiotherapy Planning, Computer Assisted
D011881 Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted Computer systems or programs used in accurate computations for providing radiation dosage treatment to patients. Computer-Assisted Radiotherapy,Radiation Therapy, Computer-Assisted,Computer-Assisted Radiation Therapy,Computer Assisted Radiation Therapy,Computer Assisted Radiotherapy,Computer-Assisted Radiation Therapies,Computer-Assisted Radiotherapies,Radiation Therapies, Computer-Assisted,Radiation Therapy, Computer Assisted,Radiotherapies, Computer-Assisted,Radiotherapy, Computer Assisted,Therapies, Computer-Assisted Radiation,Therapy, Computer-Assisted Radiation
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013125 Spinal Neoplasms New abnormal growth of tissue in the SPINE. Neoplasm, Spinal,Neoplasms, Spinal,Spinal Neoplasm
D020266 Radiotherapy, Conformal A therapy using IONIZING RADIATION where there is improved dose homogeneity within the tumor and reduced dosage to uninvolved structures. The precise shaping of dose distribution is achieved via the use of computer-controlled multileaf collimators. Conformal Radiotherapy,3-D Conformal Radiotherapy,Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy,3-D Conformal Radiotherapies,Conformal Radiotherapies,Conformal Radiotherapies, 3-D,Conformal Radiotherapies, Three-Dimensional,Conformal Radiotherapy, 3-D,Conformal Radiotherapy, Three-Dimensional,Radiotherapies, 3-D Conformal,Radiotherapies, Conformal,Radiotherapies, Three-Dimensional Conformal,Radiotherapy, 3-D Conformal,Radiotherapy, Three-Dimensional Conformal,Three Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy,Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapies

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