Targeted Radiation Therapy for Cancer Initiative
Abstract
This program is intended to establish the infrastructure to provide state-of-the art targeted radiation therapy to military personnel and veterans with cancer. The research aspect of this project is intended to demonstrate whether 1) targeted radiation therapy with real time localization and tracking will allow use of a smaller planning treatment volume margin with a significant decrease in rectal and bladder volume treated and whether the use of such targeted therapy can occur within standard treatment times and thus feasible for routine clinical use, 2) whether the use of Vac-Lok immobilization devices are necessary when patients are treated using the Calypso system, 3) whether Beacon Transponder is of benefit in pelvic radiation therapy following prostatectomy, 4) whether the precision and accuracy of radiation therapy using breath-hold technique for left-sided breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant radiation therapy, with the benefit of confirmatory tracking via the Calypso 4D Localization System will help to spare toxicity to the heart, 5) whether use of the Calypso system, and other advanced radiation therapy equipment, can improve treatment techniques and outcomes in malignancies arising in other parts of the body.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2014
- Accession Number
- ADA612050
Entities
People
- Dusten Macdonald
Organizations
- Geneva Foundation