New Technologies in Radiation Oncology Book

1	New technologies in 3D conformal radiation therapy : introduction and overview	1
2	3D reconstruction	9
3	Processing and segmentation of 3D images	17
4	3D visualization	24
5	Image registration and data fusion for radiotherapy treatment planning	41
6	Data formats, networking, archiving, and telemedicine	53
7	Clinical X-ray computed tomography	67
8	4D imaging and treatment planning	81
9	Magnetic resonance imaging for radiotherapy planning	99
10	Potential of magnetic resonance spectroscopy for radiotherapy planning	113
11	PET and PET/CT for radiotherapy planning	131
12	Patient positioning in radiotherapy using optical guided 3D-ultrasound techniques	151
13	Definition of target volume and organs at risk : biological target volume	167
14	Virtual therapy simulation	179
15	Dose calculation algorithms	187
16	Monte Carlo dose calculation for treatment planning	197
17	Optimization of treatment plans, inverse planning	207
18	Biological models in treatment planning	221
19	2D and 3D planning in brachytherapy	237
20	Beam delivery in 3D conformal radiotherapy using multi-leaf collimators	257
21	Stereotactic radiotherapy/radiosurgery	267
22	Extracranial stereotactic radiation therapy	277
23	X-MRT	289
24	Control of breathing motion : techniques and models (gated radiotherapy)	299
25	Image-guided/adaptive radiotherapy	321
26	Predictive compensation of breathing motion in lung cancer radiosurgery	337
27	Proton therapy	345
28	Heavy ion radiotherapy	365
29	Permanent-implant brachytherapy in prostate cancer	379
30	Vascular brachytherapy	389
31	Partial breast brachytherapy after conservative surgery for early breast cancer : techniques and results	397
32	3D quality assurance (QA) systems	411
33	Quality management in radiotherapy	425