Surface guided radiation therapy

Surface Guided Radiation Therapy provides a comprehensive overview of optical surface image guidance systems for radiation therapy. It serves as an introductory teaching resource for students and trainees, and a valuable reference for medical physicists, physicians, radiation therapists, and administrators who wish to incorporate surface guided radiation therapy (SGRT) into their clinical practice. This is the first book dedicated to the principles and practice of SGRT, featuring: Chapters authored by an internationally represented list of physicists, radiation oncologists and therapists, edited by pioneers and experts in SGRT Covering the evolution of localization systems and their role in quality and safety, current SGRT systems, practical guides to commissioning and quality assurance, clinical applications by anatomic site, and emerging topics including skin mark-less setups. Several dedicated chapters on SGRT for intracranial radiosurgery and breast, covering technical aspects, risk assessment and outcomes. Jeremy Hoisak, PhD, DABR is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Hoisak's clinical expertise includes radiosurgery and respiratory motion management. Adam Paxton, PhD, DABR is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Utah. Dr. Paxton's clinical expertise includes patient safety, motion management, radiosurgery, and proton therapy. Benjamin Waghorn, PhD, DABR is the Director of Clinical Physics at Vision RT. Dr. Waghorn's research interests include intensity modulated radiation therapy, motion management, and surface image guidance systems. Todd Pawlicki, PhD, DABR, FAAPM, FASTRO, is Professor and Vice-Chair for Medical Physics in the Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Pawlicki has published extensively on quality and safety in radiation therapy. He has served on the Board of Directors for the American Society for Radiology Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Editors -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: A History of Surface Guidance Methods in Radiation Therapy -- Chapter 2: Safety and Quality Improvements with SGRT -- Chapter 3: Technical Overview and Features of the C-RAD Catalyst™ and Sentinel™ Systems -- Chapter 4: Technical Overview and Features of the Varian IDENTIFY ™ System -- Chapter 5: Technical Overview and Features of the Vision RT AlignRT® System

Chapter 6: Commissioning and Routine Quality Assurance of the C-RAD Catalyst™ and Sentinel™ 4D-CT Systems -- Chapter 7: Commissioning and Routine Quality Assurance of the Varian IDENTIFY ™ System -- Chapter 8: Commissioning and Routine Quality Assurance of the Vision RT AlignRT® System -- Chapter 9: Surface Guidance for Whole Breast and Partial Breast: Technical Aspects -- Chapter 10: Surface Guidance for Breast: Deep Inspiration Breath Hold -- Chapter 11: Breast Cancer Outcomes and Toxicity Reduction with SGRT

Chapter 12: Surface Guidance for Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy: Technical Aspects -- Chapter 13: Clinical Outcomes of Intracranial Surface-Guided …