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Image-guided radiotherapy takes place at every step of the treatment in lung cancer, from treatment planning, with fusion imaging, to daily in-room repositioning. Managing tumoral and surrounding thoracic structures motion… Click to show full abstract
Image-guided radiotherapy takes place at every step of the treatment in lung cancer, from treatment planning, with fusion imaging, to daily in-room repositioning. Managing tumoral and surrounding thoracic structures motion has been allowed since the routine use of 4D computed tomography (4DCT). The integration of respiratory motion has been made with "passive" techniques based on reconstruction images from 4DCT planning, or "active" techniques adapted to the patient's breathing. Daily repositioning is based on regular images, weekly or daily, low (kV) or high (MV) energy. MRI and functional imaging also play an important part in lung cancer radiation and open the way for adaptative radiotherapy.
Journal Title: Cancer radiotherapie : journal de la Societe francaise de radiotherapie oncologique
Year Published: 2018
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