title: Imaging for stereotactic spine radiotherapy: clinical considerations.
abstract: There is growing interest in the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for spinal metastases. With the need for accurate target definition and conformal avoidance of critical normal structures, high-quality multimodal imaging has emerged as a key component at each stage of the treatment process. Multidisciplinary collaboration is necessary to optimize imaging protocols and implement imaging advances into routine patient care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. m.dahele@vumc.nl
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dahele
authors.forename: Jaap D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Zindler
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Wilko F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Verbakel
authors.forename: Joost P A
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kuijer
authors.forename: Ben J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Slotman
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Senan
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009068:Movement; D058958:Organs at Risk / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018579:Patient Selection; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011881:Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods