| Autor: |
Guy Storme, Dirk Verellen, Guy Soete, Nadine Linthout, Steen, J., Maria Voordeckers, Vincent Vinh-Hung, Koen Tournel, Den Berge, D. |
| Přispěvatelé: |
Back, Nathan, Cohen, Irun R, Kritchevsky, David, Lajtha, Abel, Paoletti, Rodolfo, Centre for Oncology, Applied Physics and Photonics, Medical Imaging and Physical Sciences, Radiation Therapy |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2006 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
| Popis: |
Technical development in the last years has permitted, using the last imaging techniques, to deliver a "curative" dose without increasing toxicity to the adjacent organs. Imaging techniques such as CT scan, MRI, and PET-scan are complementary and organ-specific (e.g., PET-CT for lung and MRI-CT for brain). Imaging allows us to define more accurately the macroscopic lesions (GTV) and delineate much better in our "daily" planning system. On the other hand, modern radiotherapy machines allow for better targeting of the GTV by improving the positioning, and delivering an adequate conformal dose. Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) can in some cases, better envelop the planned target volume (PTV) without delivering a toxic dose in the surrounding sensitive healthy tissues. With this perspective all imaging equipment (radiology department) is interconnected and all data are archived (PACS). In accordance with the development of the electronic medical files, those images and protocols are available throughout the entire hospital. The system is linked with the hospital information network where also the departments of nuclear medicine and radiotherapy are connected. The exchange of all data even for consulting is complete. In addition a direct link between imaging (radiology and nuclear medicine) and radiotherapy is a necessity in relation to the planning. In our department, this permitted the development of high precision radiotherapy using the Novalis "shaped beam surgery" or conformal radiotherapy, initially developed for (... truncated...) |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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