Other Indications
Institute/trial [reference no.] No. of patients (risk group) Schedule Free from PSA failure Toxicities Median follow-up SHARP trial [6, 7] 40 (Low) 33.5 Gy/5 fr 93 % at 5 years 1 acute Gr…
MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING
International Experience
Authors (year) Target Patients (Pts) Staging Equipment PTV margin Dose escalation Outcomes MTD RD LF Failure Pattern Whyte RI, et al. (Stanford Univ. & Cleveland clinic) (2003) [3] 1–5 cm in…
Japanese Experiences
© Springer Japan 2015Yasushi Nagata (ed.)Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy10.1007/978-4-431-54883-6_11 11. Japanese Experiences Masaki Kokubo1 , Yasushi Nagata2, Rikiya Onimaru3 and Masahiro Hiraoka4 (1) Department of Radiation Oncology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 2-1-1, Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo, Kobe 650-0047, Japan (2)…
Introduction and History of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
© Springer Japan 2015Yasushi Nagata (ed.)Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy10.1007/978-4-431-54883-6_1 1. Introduction and History of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) Yasushi Nagata1 (1) Department of Radiation Oncology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan Yasushi Nagata Email:…
Quality Assurance (QA)
Procedure Tolerance Daily Tests Mechanical Laser localization 1 mm Distance indicator (at isocenter) 2 mm Collimator size indicator : both jaws and MLC 1 mm Safety Stereotactic interlocks (lockout): cone size, backup jaws…
Image Analysis
Fig. 3.1 Muscle fiber anatomy: cross-sectional illustration Muscles have an origin, a belly, and an insertion. The origin and insertion attachment sites can be multiple including bones, cartilage, ligaments, and…
Inflammatory Arthritides
Fig. 5.1 The development of erosive disease and synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis The advent of new treatments for RA (termed “biologics”) in the late 1990s along with a more intensive…
Spondyloarthropathy
Fig. 6.1 Normal anatomy of the sacroiliac joint, (a) anterior and (b) posterior ligaments of the sacrum and sacroiliac joint, (c) axial through right sacroiliac joint demonstrating normal interdigitations of…
Introduction to Imaging
Fig. 1.1 Illustration X-ray production X-rays are attenuated as they pass through the human body; in general the denser the material, the greater the attenuation. The attenuated beam emerges from…
Spine
Mechanical Degenerative disc Degenerative joint disease Vertebral fracture Spondylosis Muscle strain Neurogenic Herniated disc Spinal stenosis Rheumatologic Inflammatory spondylitis DISH Fibromyalgia Neoplastic/infiltrative Benign/Malignant, metastatic Infection Spondylodiscitis Osteomyelitis Referred visceral pain…
