Review Article
An Overview of Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT)
Krauss DJ* | |
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA | |
Corresponding Author : | Krauss DJ Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA Tel: 248-551-3576 Fax: 248-551-0089 E-mail: dkrauss@beaumont.edu |
Received May 12, 2014; Accepted June 19, 2014; Published June 26, 2014 | |
Citation: Krauss DJ (2014) An Overview of Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT). OMICS J Radiol S1:002. doi: 10.4172/2167-7964.S1-002 | |
Copyright: © 2014 Krauss DJ. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
Abstract
Image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) has undergone a continuous evolution of refinements leading up to the sophisticated techniques currently implemented as standard treatment, in radiation oncology clinics. This paper aims to summarize, in a general fashion, the key advances that have resulted in the ability of radiation oncologists to deliver increased radiotherapy doses to tumors, reduce doses to normal tissues, limit treatment related toxicity/complications, and increase patient convenience.