- Provides practical guidance in the delineation of tumor volumes and/or radiation fields for a wide variety of pediatric cancers
- Covers issues related to both proton and photon radiotherapy planning
- Includes detailed illustrations of the target volumes in representative cases
This handbook is designed to provide the radiation oncologist with clear practical guidance in the delineation of tumor volumes and/or radiation fields for a wide variety of pediatric cancers, including the most frequently encountered malignancies of childhood.
This is a guide to designing treatment fields and volumes that may be utilized in the delivery of conformal therapies such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy and proton therapy, the latter being particularly relevant in children. Each chapter focuses on a specific tumor type, providing general guidelines that will assist the reader in delineating the clinical target volume for particular presentations, including patterns of spread. As the target volumes can be complex, detailed illustrations are presented of the volumes in representative cases, contoured slice by slice on the planning CT images.
In addition to target volume delineation for conformal treatment, field design setup for conventional approaches is also discussed.
Table of Contents- Central Nervous System normal structures
- Non-Central Nervous System normal structures
- Medulloblastoma
- Ependymoma
- Pediatric Intracranial Germinomas
- Craniopharyngioma
- Gliomas in Children
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Ewing’s Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma
- Non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas
- Pediatric Lymphoma/Leukemia
- Wilms and Other Pediatric Renal Tumors
- Neuroblastoma
- Ocular and Orbital Malignancies
- Pediatric Head and Neck Malignancies
