A primer on image-guided radiation therapy for the interventional radiologist

Nishita Kothary; Sonja Dieterich; John D Louie; Albert C Koong; Lawrence Vincent Hofmann; Daniel Y Sze

doi:10.1016/j.jvir.2009.03.037

A primer on image-guided radiation therapy for the interventional radiologist

J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Jul;20(7):859-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.03.037. Epub 2009 May 28.

Authors

Nishita Kothary¹, Sonja Dieterich, John D Louie, Albert C Koong, Lawrence Vincent Hofmann, Daniel Y Sze

Affiliation

¹ Department of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, H3630, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. kothary@stanford.edu

PMID: 19481470
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.03.037

Abstract

The use of image-guided radiation therapy in thoracic and abdominal tumors is increasing. Herein, the authors review the process of image-guided radiation therapy and describe techniques useful for optimal implantation of fiducial markers.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Imaging / methods*
Humans
Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Radiography, Interventional / methods*
Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Radiotherapy, Conformal / methods*