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Modern Imaging in the Follow-up of Brain Tumor Therapy

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During the last decade, the management of brain tumor has changed considerably: modern surgical techniques, including computer-assisted resection, permit a greater degree of resection in a larger number of patients, reducing neurological damage [1, 2]. New radiation therapy techniques attempt to escalate the dose of radiation without increasing the risk of radiation-induced toxicity. These techniques include hyperfractionation, three-dimensional conformal treatment planning, interstitial brachytherapy, radiosurgery, fractionated stereotaxic radiotherapy, and proton beam therapy. All these sophisticated therapeutic possibilities imply a precise delineation of the target, with pretreatment planning optimally using 3D, image fusion and simulation.

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  1. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Institut Curie, Paris, France

    S. Neuenschwander

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  1. Department of Radiology, Hadassah Medical Organization, Kiryat Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel

    J. Bar-Ziv

  2. Department of Imaging, Schneider Children’s Medical, Center of Israel, Petah-Tikva, Israel

    G. Horev

  3. Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Sain Vincent-de-Paul, Paris, France

    G. Kalifa

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Neuenschwander, S. (1999). Modern Imaging in the Follow-up of Brain Tumor Therapy. In: Bar-Ziv, J., Horev, G., Kalifa, G. (eds) Highlights of Pediatric Radiology. Syllabus. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2253-9_6

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