
Trinanjan Basu
HCG Cancer Centre, IndiaTitle: Overview of important “Organs at Risk” (OAR) in modern radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer (HNC)
Abstract
With the advent of highly conformal and adaptive
radiotherapy techniques, the significance of accurate delineation of Organs at
Risk (OARs) is becoming more and more important. Techniques such as Intensity
Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) and intensity/Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy
(VMAT) has allowed for improved dose conformation within the target. It has
also allowed for steep dose gradients around the target for better normal
tissue sparing. The accurate contouring and delineation of the OARs are thus warranted
as variation in delineation has been systematically reported in studies. All
these facts have led to the development of contouring guidelines for OARs in
various sites. Head and Neck Cancers (HNC) are a perfect example where outcome
and Quality of Life (QOL) balance remains a therapeutic challenge. There are
several OARs and thus the accurate delineation following a standard guideline
becomes more important. This chapter looks into the published guidelines for
the delineation of such structures.
Biography
Trinanjan Basu completed his MD-Radiation Oncology at the
age of 30 years from West Bengal University of Health Sciences, India. He is
currently a senior consultant and DNB-radiation oncology prog-Professor at the
department of radiation oncology, HCG Cancer Centre, Mumbai, India. He has over
40 publications that have been cited over 100 times. He has been serving as an
editorial board member of several reputed journals, author and researcher in
various National and International platforms.