Provides a comprehensive overview of computational intelligence research and technologies in computer-assisted radiation therapy
Enriches understanding of technical advancements and research findings in image-based computer-assisted radiation therapy
Maximizes reader insights into the modern medical technologies and systems for image-based computer-assisted radiation therapy. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art computational intelligence research and technologies in computer-assisted radiation therapy based on image engineering. It also traces major technical advancements and research findings in the field of image-based computer-assisted radiation therapy.
In high-precision radiation therapies, novel approaches in image engineering including computer graphics, image processing, pattern recognition, and computational anatomy play important roles in improving the accuracy of radiation therapy and assisting decision making by radiation oncology professionals, such as radiation oncologists, radiation technologists, and medical physicists, in each phase of radiation therapy.
All the topics presented in this book broaden understanding of the modern medical technologies and systems for image-based computer-assisted radiation therapy. Therefore this volume will greatly benefit not only radiation oncologists and radiologists but also radiation technologists, professors in medical physics or engineering, and engineers involved in the development of products to utilize this advanced therapy.

Table of contents (14 chapters)
Introduction
Arimura, Hidetaka
Pages 1-6
Computer-Aided Detection of Lung Cancer
Suzuki, Kenji
Pages 9-40
Computer-Aided Detection and Differentiation of Breast Cancer on Mammograms
Nakayama, Ryohei
Pages 41-66
Computer-Aided Differentiation for Pathology Images
Yamaguchi, Masahiro
Pages 67-84
Computer-Assisted Target Volume Determination
Arimura, Hidetaka (et al.)
Pages 87-109
Computer-Assisted Treatment Planning Approaches for SBRT
Magome, Taiki
Pages 111-130
Computer-Assisted Treatment Planning Approaches for Carbon-Ion Beam Therapy
Mori, Shinichiro
Pages 131-182
Computer-Assisted Treatment Planning Approaches for IMRT
Haryanto, Freddy
Pages 183-196
X-Ray Image-Based Patient Positioning
Haga, Akihiro
Pages 199-235
Surface-Imaging-Based Patient Positioning in Radiation Therapy
Soufi, Mazen (et al.)
Pages 237-270
Tumor Tracking Approach
Ishikawa, Masayori (et al.)
Pages 273-292
Visualization of Dose Distributions for Photon Beam Radiation Therapy During Treatment Delivery
Nakamoto, Takahiro (et al.)
Pages 293-318
Visualization of Dose Distributions for Proton
Nishio, Teiji (et al.)
Pages 319-354
Computerized Prediction of Treatment Outcomes and Radiomics Analysis
El Naqa, Issam