Image guidance in pediatric brain radiotherapy

Sara Alcorn; Stephanie Terezakis

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-55430-3_24

Image guidance in pediatric brain radiotherapy

Sara Alcorn, Stephanie Terezakis

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Image guided radiotherapy (IGRT) in pediatrics provides a means for reduction of treatment volumes by permitting for the use of highly conformal plans with smaller treatment margins. IGRT may additionally allow for dose escalation and adaptive radiotherapy strategies. Current practice patterns and clinical protocols support the use of weekly or daily IGRT as standard practice in pediatric brain-directed IGRT. However, the benefits of IGRT must be weighed against its costs including potentially significant additional radiation dose, supporting the need to study lower dose IGRT protocols in this population. This chapter reviews common modalities of IGRT and the literature regarding its use specific to pediatric brain radiotherapy.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Radiation Oncology for Pediatric CNS Tumors
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	419-430
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319554303
ISBN (Print)	9783319554280
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55430-3_24
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

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