A Primer on Image-guided Radiation Therapy for the Interventional Radiologist

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

doi:10.1016/j.jvir.2009.03.037

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Volume 20, Issue 7 , Pages 859-862, July 2009

A Primer on Image-guided Radiation Therapy for the Interventional Radiologist

Nishita Kothary, MD
- Department of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, H3630, Stanford, CA 94305
- Address correspondence to N.K.
Sonja Dieterich, PhD, DABR
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, H3630, Stanford, CA 94305
John D. Louie, MD
- Department of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, H3630, Stanford, CA 94305
Albert C. Koong, MD
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, H3630, Stanford, CA 94305
Lawrence Vincent Hofmann, MD
- Department of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, H3630, Stanford, CA 94305
Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD
- Department of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, H3630, Stanford, CA 94305

Received 3 February 2009; received in revised form 24 March 2009; accepted 26 March 2009. published online 28 May 2009.

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.

Abbreviation: DRR, digital deconstructed radiograph