From the reviews:
"This is a concise guide to radiological definitions of lymph node groups for radiation treatment planning. … The primary audience is radiation oncologists at all stages of their careers. Residents and students should find this a very helpful anatomical guide. The authors are well known in radiation oncology and/or radiology. … This is a useful guide for the lymph node anatomy of the major disease site regions." (James G. Douglas, Doody’s Review Service, July, 2009)
Author(s): Giampiero Ausili Cefaro, Domenico Genovesi, Carlos A. Perez, Annamaria Vinciguerra (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 174
Tags: Imaging / Radiology; Radiotherapy; Oncology
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Anatomy....Pages 3-10
Lymph Node Classification....Pages 11-27
Anatomicoradiological Boundaries....Pages 29-38
Planing CT: Technical Notes....Pages 39-42
Front Matter....Pages 43-43
Critical Importance of Target Definition, Including Lymph Nodes, in Image-Guided Radiation Therapy....Pages 45-60
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Head and Neck Lymph Nodes....Pages 63-95
Mediastinal Lymph Nodes....Pages 97-112
Upper Abdominal Region Lymph Nodes....Pages 113-135
Pelvic Lymph Nodes....Pages 137-160
Digitally Reconstructed Radiographs (DRRs)....Pages 161-161
Back Matter....Pages 163-173