New Vistas in Radiotherapy
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 5561
Special Issue Editors
Interests: radiation dosimetry; radiation detectors; radiotherapy treatment planning; radiotherapy technological developments
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Interests: radiation dosimetry; radiation detectors; radiotherapy treatment planning; radiotherapy technological developments; biological image guided adaptive radiotherapy treatments; clinical trials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
More than half of cancer patients receive radiotherapy as part of their treatment and ongoing developments in the field have ensured that radiotherapy remains a key treatment option. Technological developments have seen the implementation of image guided, high precision treatments such as stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) employing high dose, low fraction treatment regimens. The number of proton and carbon beam therapy facilities continues to rise globally and developments in molecular radiotherapy and brachytherapy have also been seen. Advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning are leading to the automation of various stages of the radiotherapy process. Synergistic approaches using biological and immunotherapy agents are also being developed. These approaches have been supported by developments in preclinical investigations in small animal imaging and irradiation (SARP). Tissue engineering is also advancing as a promising biometric approach, producing 3D models that capture structural, biophysical, biochemical and biomechanical features of the tumour microenvironment to enable treatment response studies. Together with these developments challenges remain in both introducing truly personalized radiotherapy to expanding access to radiotherapy globally. The aim of this special issue is to provide an up to date overview of developments in all stages of the radiotherapy patient’s pathway, from pre-clinical studies through to treatment planning and treatment delivery.
Prof. Dr. Andrew Nisbet
Dr. Spyros Manolopoulos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- proton and ion beam therapy
- stereotactic radiotherapy
- image-guided radiotherapy
- automation in radiotherapy
- brachytherapy
- molecular radiotherapy
- adaptive radiotherapy
- personalised radiotherapy
- biological and immunotherapy agents
- preclinical radiotherapy studies
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