Tumor Response Monitoring and Treatment Planning: Advanced Radiation Therapy

Front Matter....Pages I-XXIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Diagnostic Imaging in Oncology: Present and Future....Pages 3-7
Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry and Tumors....Pages 11-14
Clinical 31 P Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Cancers....Pages 15-19
Monitoring of Tumor Response After Chemo- and Radiotherapy by In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy....Pages 21-24
Positron Emission Tomography for Therapy Management....Pages 25-28
 157 Gd-Labeled Monoclonal Antibody: A Tumor-Specific Contrast Medium for Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 29-33
Present Status and Future Prospects in Application of Radiolabeled Monoclonal Antibodies in Diagnosis and Therapy....Pages 35-39
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Low- and High-Grade Human Gliomas....Pages 43-48
 31 P Magnetic Resonance in the Follow-Up of Astrocytomas....Pages 49-52
Radiotherapy of Pituitary Adenomas: Treatment Technique and Follow-Up....Pages 53-57
Tumor Response Monitoring of Posterior Fossa Tumors in Children by Plain and Gd-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 59-63
Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging After Brain Tumor Resection: How To Obtain Useful Baseline Scans....Pages 65-69
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Angiography in Treatment Planning and Response Monitoring of Single High-Dose Radiotherapy in Intracerebral Arteriovenous Malformations....Pages 71-75
Ultrasound Monitoring of Chemotherapy in Tumors of the Head and Neck Region....Pages 79-82
Planimetry Versus Relaxometry as Therapy Monitoring of Head and Neck Tumors....Pages 83-87
Monitoring of Therapy in Head and Neck Tumors Using Magnetic Resonance Snap-Shot Imaging....Pages 89-92
Monitoring of Combined Therapy in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer with Positron Emission Tomography and [ 18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose....Pages 93-96
Lymphoid Lesions of the Eye: The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 97-101
Application of Color Doppler Flow Imaging for the Diagnosis of Primary and Secondary Lymph Node Neoplasia and for the Evaluation of Therapy Responsiveness of Malignant Lymphomas....Pages 103-106
Ultrasound: An Effective Imaging Method for the Early Detection of Recurrent Head and Neck Tumors....Pages 107-111
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Positron Emission Tomography: A Noninvasive Procedure for the Determination of Tumor Proliferation....Pages 113-117
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Mediastinal Hodgkin’s Disease During and After Treatment....Pages 121-125
Optimized Therapy Management in Unresectable Bronchogenic Carcinoma by Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography....Pages 127-131
Radiotherapy of Lung Cancer: Evaluation of Tumor Response by Computed Tomography....Pages 133-137
Restaging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma by Computed Tomography: Diagnostic Signs After Radiotherapy....Pages 139-146
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Staging of Hodgkin’s Disease and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma....Pages 147-151
Biphasic Repair and Prediction of Late Effects Following Lung Irradiation....Pages 153-157
Lung Density Changes Measured by Computed Tomography in Patients Receiving Total Body Irradiation and Bone Marrow Transplantation....Pages 159-164
Radiation Therapy Combined with Intraarterial Chemotherapy of Nonoperable Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer....Pages 165-168
Positron Emission Tomography with Fluorodeoxyglucose for the Evaluation of Tumor Recurrence of Thoracic Tumors....Pages 169-175
High-Resolution Computed Tomography for Detecting Lung Tissue Damage after Radiotherapy of Mammary Carcinoma....Pages 177-181
[ 18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake for the Measurement of Metabolic Therapy Effects in a Mammary Carcinoma Model....Pages 183-187
Intraarterial Dynamic Computed Tomography of Tumor Perfusion Before Regional Chemotherapy Combined with Simultaneous Radiotherapy in Lung and Breast Cancers....Pages 189-193
Evaluation of Regional Fluorouracil Chemotherapy in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer....Pages 197-201
Semiautomatic Tumor Volumetry of Liver Metastases for the Monitoring of Therapy....Pages 203-206
 31 P Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Follow-Up After Local Chemotherapy and Chemoembolization of Liver Tumors....Pages 207-212
Clinical 19 F Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Colorectal Cancer: Monitoring Low-Level 5-Fluorouracil Infusion Therapy and the Metabolic Effects of Additive α -Interferon....Pages 213-218
Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Fluorouracil Uptake Prior to Therapy and Chemotherapy Response....Pages 219-222
Assessment of Tumor Metabolism in Liver Metastases Using Positron Emission Tomography and [ 18 F] fluorodeoxyglucose....Pages 223-226
Evaluation of Modulated Fluorouracil Chemotherapy with Positron Emission Tomography in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer....Pages 227-230
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Direct Comparison of two Invasive Computed Tomography Procedures and Correlation with Immunoscintigraphy in the Management of Liver Metastases....Pages 231-236
Monitoring of Tumor Size by Ultrasound: Reproducibility of Measurements....Pages 237-241
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Testis Cancer Patients: A Comparative Study....Pages 243-247
Tumor Response to Preoperative Chemotherapy in Nephroblastoma....Pages 249-253
Diagnosis of Suprarenal Metastases in Radiation Treatment Planning Computed Tomography in Patients with Bronchial Carcinoma....Pages 255-257
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Gynecologic Oncology: Role in Pre- and Postradiation Treatment....Pages 261-265
Primary Irradiated Carcinomas of the Uterine Cervix: Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Monitoring of Tumor Response....Pages 267-271
The Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Combined Radio-Chemotherapy of Cervical Carcinoma....Pages 273-274
Treatment Response in Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix: Evaluation by Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 275-280
Assessment of Bladder Carcinoma and its Response to Treatment by Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Gd-DTPA....Pages 281-287
Response to Definite Radiotherapy in Patients with Invasive Bladder Carcinoma Evaluated by Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography of the Primary Tumor....Pages 289-294
Efficiency of Computed Tomography in Calculating Tumor Response After Radiotherapy of Presacral Recurrences....Pages 295-299
Therapy Monitoring of Rectal Carcinoma by Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data....Pages 301-305
Anti-CEA Immunoscintigraphy in the Detection of Recurrences and Metastases of Colorectal Carcinoma....Pages 307-311
Positron Emission Tomography Studies of Tumor Metabolism: A Prognostic Factor in High-Dose Radiotherapy of Recurrent Rectal Cancer?....Pages 313-318
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Skeletal Metastases: Evaluation of Therapeutic Consequences....Pages 321-323
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Skeletal Metastases....Pages 325-329
Advances in Screening and Staging of Malignant Diseases Using Immunoscintigraphy for the Detection of Bone Marrow Involvement....Pages 332-334
Improved Radiotherapy Planning and Follow-Up of Bone Metastases by Skeletal Ultrasound....Pages 335-338
The Role of Conventional Radiography for Evaluation of Preoperative Response in Osteosarcoma....Pages 339-346
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Significance of Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Recurrences After Radiotherapy of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas of the Limbs and the Thorax Wall....Pages 347-350
The Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas....Pages 351-353
Dynamic Gd-DTPA Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Musculoskeletal Neoplasms....Pages 355-359
An Approach to Knowledge-Based Computerized Diagnosis of Tumor Pathology in Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 363-370
Tissue Characterization by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Relaxometry and Texture Analysis in Clinical Oncology....Pages 371-375
Front Matter....Pages 377-377
Recent Developments in Radiation Therapy Planning....Pages 379-387
Present Status of Computed Tomography for Radiation Therapy Planning....Pages 391-397
Clinical Experience with Treatment Planning Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 399-404
Application of Radiation-Biological Data for Dose Optimization in Radiation Therapy....Pages 407-415
Optimization of Activity Distribution in Brachytherapy....Pages 417-423
Maximizing Local Control by Customized Dose Prescription for Pelvic Tumours....Pages 425-431
Retrospective Analysis of Complication Probabilities Induced by Radiation Treatment of the Esophagus....Pages 433-440
Biological Treatment Planning: Calculation of Normal Tissue Complication Probabilities Based on Dose-Volume Analysis of Three-Dimensional Treatment Plans....Pages 441-446
Fractionation Treatment Planning for Sequential Half-Body Irradiation of Small-Cell Lung Cancer....Pages 447-452
Efficacy of Biological Isoeffect Distributions in Clinical Practice....Pages 453-457
A Biological Therapy Planning System for Use in Remote High Dose Rate Afterloading....Pages 459-462
Biological Treatment Planning Based on the Multi-Powerlaw Model....Pages 463-467
Potential Applications of Invariant Kernel Conformal Therapy....Pages 471-477
Characterization of Photon Beams for Kernel-Based Dose Calculation Methods....Pages 479-486
Implementation of a Pencil Beam Model in the TMS-Radix Treatment Planning System....Pages 487-493
Front Matter....Pages 377-377
Optimised Three-Dimensional Treatment Planning for Volumes with Concave Outlines, Using a Multileaf Collimator....Pages 495-502
Three-Dimensional Solution of the Inverse Problem in Conformation Radiotherapy....Pages 503-508
A New Source Model for Linear Accelerators....Pages 509-513
Computer-Aided Photogrammetry for Precise Localization of Applicators in Brachytherapy....Pages 515-519
Quality Assurance Tests of the TMS-Radix Treatment Planning System....Pages 523-527
Verification of Radiation Therapy Plans Using Computed Tomography....Pages 529-534
Comparative Measurements of Homogeneity and Dose Distribution Cobalt-60 and 9-MeV X-Ray Beams in the Mamma and the Chest Wall....Pages 535-538
Measurement of Electron Beam Dose Distributions Using Ferrous Sulfate Gels and Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 539-542
Correlation Between the Dose Calculated from Plan and the Dose Measured with Thermoluminescence Dosimetry in Radiotherapy....Pages 543-546
Visualization of Treatment Plans Using Three-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data Sets....Pages 549-553
Experience with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assisted Simulation (Integrating Sagittal and Coronal Imaging) in Tumors of the Head: A First Step to Conformation Radiotherapy....Pages 555-560
Application of Computer Graphics in Three-Dimensional Radiotherapy Treatment Planning....Pages 561-566
Treatment Management System: The Integrated Network Solution for Better Cancer Treatment....Pages 567-571
Three-Dimensional Tumor Therapy Management....Pages 573-577
New Perspectives for Three-Dimensional Radiosurgery Planning by Magnetic Resonance Angiography....Pages 579-584
Clinical and Experimental Observations Concerning Treatment Planning in Mantle Field Irradiation....Pages 585-589
The Impact of Imaging Modalities on Patient Management: Quantitative Assessment Using Decision Analysis....Pages 591-596
The Key to Evaluation of Cure Rate and Tissue Tolerance: Clear Dose Specification....Pages 597-600
Exact Planning of Surgical Interventions Based on Three-Dimensional Correlation Between Metastases and Liver Segments by Integration of Computed Tomography and Digital Subtraction Angiography Sequences....Pages 601-605
Magentic Resonance Imaging Assisted Localization of Tumor and Applicator for Brachytherapy of Cancer of the Esophagus....Pages 607-612
Front Matter....Pages 377-377
Individual Treatment Planning of Subdiaphragmatic Radiation Therapy Using Magnetic Resonance Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Angiography....Pages 615-620
Definition of Radiation Portals for Subdiaphragmal Nodal Disease: Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Plain Film Versus Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography....Pages 621-622
Experience with Digital Subtraction Angiography in Treatment Planning of Subdiaphragmatic Malignant Lymphoma....Pages 623-629
Technique of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assisted Simulation Based on Direct Coronal Imaging for Treatment Planning of Supradiaphragmatic Malignant Lymphoma....Pages 631-636
Improved Treatment Planning in Three Dimensions for Breast Cancer....Pages 637-642
Three-Dimensional Treatment Planning for Fast Neutrons....Pages 643-648
Comparison of Dose Distributions With and Without Multileaf Collimator for the Treatment of Esophageal Carcinoma....Pages 649-653
Advantages of Three-Dimensional Treatment Planning Compared to Conventional Computed Tomography Planning for Radiotherapy of the Whole Liver....Pages 655-659
The Münster Experience with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assisted Treatment Planning Used for High Dose Rate Afterloading Therapy of Gynecological and Nasopharyngeal Cancer....Pages 661-665
Impact of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assisted Simulation on Target, Treatment, and Irradiation Volume in Treatment Planning of Prostate Cancer....Pages 667-673
Multiple Myeloma: Treatment Planning Assisted by Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 675-678
Comparison of Three-Dimensional to Two-Dimensional Treatment Planning for Radiotherapy of Localized Prostatic Carcinoma....Pages 679-685
Evaluation of Target Volume by Computed Tomography in the Irradiation of Lung Cancer....Pages 687-690
Verification of Patient Positioning During Radiotherapy Using an Integrated Megavoltage Imaging System....Pages 693-695
A Multilayer Detector for Verification of Cobalt-60 Treatment Fields....Pages 697-700
Experimental Investigations on In Vivo Dosimetry Using Portal Imaging for Magna Field Irradiation....Pages 701-705
Field Shaping Using a Beam’s Eye View Facility and an Accurate Port Film Positioning Unit....Pages 707-711
The Respiratory Burst of Neutrophils: A Prognostic Parameter in Head and Neck Cancer?....Pages 715-718
Clinical Experiences with Cancer Diagnosis Based on the Measurement of Redox Potentials....Pages 719-724
Demonstration of Early Tumor Reactions by Measurement of Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase Activity in the Serum of Irradiated Patients....Pages 725-731
Front Matter....Pages 377-377
Sequential Computed Radiographs of the Thorax in an Experimental Animal Study....Pages 733-735
Tumor Necrosis Factor α Effects Studied in a Mouse Model Using Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 737-740
The Oxidation Reduction Potential: A New Criterion for Cancer Diagnosis....Pages 741-746
Code Comparison and Verification for Patient-Specific Three-Dimensional Treatment Planning in Regional Hyperthermia....Pages 747-751
Front Matter....Pages 753-753
Can Relative Biological Effectiveness be Used for Treatment Planning in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy?....Pages 755-758
Side Effects of High-Dose Radiation Therapy of Soft-Tissue Sarcoma with 14 MeV DT Neutrons: A Correlation to Irradiated Volume....Pages 759-764
Assessment of Tumor Remission Based on Imaging Data (One-, Two-, Three-Dimensional) in Adenoid-Cystic Carcinoma of the Minor Salivary Glands After Neutron Radiotherapy....Pages 765-773
Goals and Achievements of the European Collaboration on Boron Neutron Capture Therapy....Pages 775-778
Results of Radiotherapy in Soft-Tissue Sarcomas....Pages 779-783
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Based Simulation for Neutron Radiotherapy in Minor Salivary Gland Cylindromas: Primary Experience at Münster University....Pages 785-789
Neutron Therapy of Bladder Carcinoma....Pages 791-796
Enhancement of the Absorbed Dose in a d(14) + Be Fast-Neutron Beam by 10 B Neutron-Capture Therapy....Pages 797-801
Mixed-Beam Photon-Neutron Therapy in Recurrences and Nodal Metastases of Head and Neck Cancer....Pages 803-810
Back Matter....Pages 811-813