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Published in: La radiologia medica 12/2016

01-12-2016 | RADIOTHERAPY

Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT): practical recommendations of Italian Association of Radiation Oncology (AIRO)

Authors: Paola Franzone, Alba Fiorentino, Salvina Barra, Domenico Cante, Laura Masini, Elena Cazzulo, Liana Todisco, Pietro Gabriele, Elisabetta Garibaldi, Anna Merlotti, Maria Grazia Ruo Redda, Filippo Alongi, Renzo Corvò

Published in: La radiologia medica | Issue 12/2016

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Abstract

The use of imaging to maximize precision and accuracy throughout the entire process of radiation therapy (RT) delivery has been called “Image-guided RT” (IGRT). RT has long been image guided: in fact, historically, the portal films and later electronic megavoltage images represented an early form of IGRT. A broad range of IGRT modalities is now available and adopted. The target location may be defined for each treatment fraction by several methods by localizing surrogates, including implanted fiducial markers, external surface markers or anatomical features (through planar imaging, fluoroscopy, KV or MV computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound and X-ray imaging, electromagnetic localization, optical surface imaging, etc.). The aim of the present review is to define practical recommendations for IGRT.
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Metadata
Title
Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT): practical recommendations of Italian Association of Radiation Oncology (AIRO)
Authors
Paola Franzone
Alba Fiorentino
Salvina Barra
Domenico Cante
Laura Masini
Elena Cazzulo
Liana Todisco
Pietro Gabriele
Elisabetta Garibaldi
Anna Merlotti
Maria Grazia Ruo Redda
Filippo Alongi
Renzo Corvò
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
La radiologia medica / Issue 12/2016
Print ISSN: 0033-8362
Electronic ISSN: 1826-6983
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11547-016-0674-x

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