Radiotherapy is a highly effective, targeted therapy for the management of cancer.
Technological innovations have enabled the direct integration of imaging technology into …

PURPOSE: To review the state of the art in image-guided precision conformal radiotherapy
and to describe how helical tomotherapy compares with the image-guided practices being …

Purpose: Geometric uncertainties in the process of radiation planning and delivery constrain
dose escalation and induce normal tissue complications. An imaging system has been …

From background physics and biological models to the latest imaging and treatment
modalities, the Handbook of Radiotherapy Physics: Theory and Practice covers all …

Purpose: To evaluate the heart and lung sparing effects of moderate deep inspiration breath
hold (mDIBH) achieved using an active breathing control (ABC) device, compared with free …

PURPOSE: The objective of this work was to demonstrate the feasibility of acquiring low-
exposure megavoltage cone-beam CT (MV CBCT) three-dimensional (3D) image data of …

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in head and neck (H&N) cancer has the
capability to generate steep dose gradients, leading to an improved therapeutic index. IMRT …

PURPOSE: To systematically evaluate four different techniques of radiation therapy (RT)
used to treat non–small-cell lung cancer and to determine their efficacy in meeting multiple …

Four‐dimensional (4D) radiotherapy is the explicit inclusion of the temporal changes in
anatomy during the imaging, planning, and delivery of radiotherapy. Temporal anatomic …

Cancer control and toxicity outcomes are the mainstay of evidence-based medicine in
radiation oncology. However, radiotherapy is an intricate therapy involving numerous …