This book is exceptional in addressing the common radiological anatomical challenges of target volume delineation faced by clinicians on a daily basis. The clear guidance that it provides on how to improve target volume delineation will help readers to obtain the best possible clinical outcomes in response to radiation and particle therapy.
The first section of the book presents the fundamentals of the different imaging techniques used for radiation and proton therapy, explains the optimal integration of images for target volume delineation, and describes the role of functional imaging in treatment planning.The extensive second section then discusses site-specific challenges. Here, each chapter illustrates normal anatomy, tumor-related changes in anatomy, potential areas of natural spread that need to be included in the target volume, postoperative changes, and variations following systemic therapy.The final section is devoted to the anatomicalchallenges of treatment verification. The book is of value for radiation and clinical oncologists at all stages of their careers, as well as radiotherapy radiographers and trainees.
T.V. Ajithkumar, MD, FRCR, FRCP, MBA, is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Cambridge University Hospital and Associate Lecturer at the University of Cambridge. He specializes in radiotherapy for children, hemato-oncology, and hepato-biliary-pancreatic cancers. His research focuses on integration of novel agents with modern radiotherapy techniques and understanding the mechanisms of and evaluating preventive measures for radiotherapy-induced neurocognitive dysfunction in children and adults with brain tumors. He is active in education and has started a number of new oncology courses in the UK and Europe. He is also lead editor of three oncology textbooks (Specialist Training in Oncology, Elsevier; Oxford Desk Reference Oncology; and Oxford Case Histories in Oncology). He leads radiotherapy research for the East of England Clinical Research Network and serves as a working group member of the SIOPE Brain Tumour Group, the NCRI CCLG Germ Cell Subgroup, and the NCRI Lymphoma Radiotherapy Group.
Sara Upponi, MD, MBBS, MPhil, FRCR, is a Consultant Radiologist at Cambridge University Hospital. She specialises in gastro-intestinal imaging with interests in colorectal, intestinal failure and transplant imaging. She regularly contributes to courses related to MRI and emergency imaging. She has been a member of the committee of the British Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (BSGAR) from 2015-2017.
Nick Carroll, MD, is a consultant gastrointestinal radiologist at Cambridge University Hospital and Associate Lecturer at the University of Cambridge. He specialises in endoscopic ultrasound and cross sectional gastrointestinal radiology. He qualified from Cambridge University and Kings College Hospital. Following a number of medical posts in gastroenterology he trained in radiology at Addenbrookes Hospital. He was fortunate to undertake a fellowship in gastrointestinal imaging at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston where he developed his skills in EUS under the supervision of Dr Bill Brugge. He has developed the EUS service for the Eastern region and trained a number of fellows who have gone on to develop services at other centres. He is currently an executive board member of the 'Cambridge pancreatic cancer centre' and is active in research related to pancreatic cancer and other GI and lung malignancies. Nick is a former president of the U.K. EUS users group and has sat on the BSG endoscopy committee and the JAG as the RCR representative. He has designed and organised the first basic EUS and EUS TTT courses for JAG/JETS. He is a member of BSGAR and ESGAR and has published on EUS in pancreatic disease and combined EUS and EBUS for lung cancer staging.
