Image Guided Cancer Therapy Training Program

成像是癌症检测、定性和治疗中的关键组成部分。有钱人 信息含量先进的成像方法，结合日益增长的收集能力 在治疗过程中，来自不同来源和时间点的多种类型的图像创造了令人兴奋的 基于图像的指导和评估放射肿瘤学、外科、 和介入放射学。此外，开发新的处理技术，包括 放射治疗、微创手术或靶向消融，都需要准确评估 个性化用药的治疗结果。个性化治疗的能力严重依赖于 关于我们准确测量所提供的治疗并将其与相应结果联系起来的能力。 通过解剖、功能和代谢对治疗反应的定量评估 美国国立卫生研究院已经确认，成像在局部治疗的进步中具有关键的组成部分。 这些定量成像生物标志物的一致性纵向采集、对比和评估 跨多种疗法最终有可能改善局部控制并减少毒副作用 通过更好的癌症控制和生活质量改善患者的预后。这些令人兴奋的东西 进展引导MD Anderson癌症中心开发图像引导的癌症治疗研究 计划，该计划使多学科的科学家和医生团队能够解决临床问题 挑战和技术障碍。该培训计划的目标是提供多学科的 为未来影像引导癌症治疗(包括外科手术)领域的先锋人物提供研究培训， 介入和诊断放射学、放射肿瘤学和相关病理学，使用高级 成像、导航和分析技术。这一培训计划的独特之处在于，它在 单一计划，科学家和临床科学家共同致力于影像引导的癌症治疗 外科、放射肿瘤学和介入放射学三个焦点治疗学科。

Imaging is a critical component in the detection, characterization and treatment of cancer. The rich information content of advanced imaging methods, combined with the growing capacity to collect multiple types of images from various sources and time points during therapy creates an exciting opportunity for image-based guidance and assessment of interventions for radiation oncology, surgery, and interventional radiology. In addition, the development of novel treatment techniques, including radiation, minimally invasive surgery or targeted ablation, requires an accurate assessment of the treatment results for personalized medicine. The ability to personalize treatment is critically dependent on our ability to precisely measure and relate the delivered treatment with the corresponding outcome. Quantitative assessment of therapeutic response through anatomical, functional, and metabolic imaging has been identified by the NIH has a critical component in the advancement of local therapies. Consistent longitudinal acquisition, correlation, and evaluation of these quantitative imaging biomarkers across multiple therapies has the potential to improve the local control and reduce toxicities, ultimately leading to improved patient outcomes through better cancer control and quality of life. These exciting advances has led MD Anderson Cancer Center to develop an Image Guided Cancer Therapy Research Program, which is empowering multidisciplinary teams of scientists and physicians to address clinical challenges and technology barriers. The goal of this training program is to provide multi-disciplinary research training for tomorrow’s pioneering leaders in image guided cancer therapy, including surgery, interventional and diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology, and correlative pathology, using advanced imaging, navigation, and analysis techniques. This training program is unique in that it trains, within a single program, both scientists and clinician scientists working in image guided cancer therapy in all three focal therapy disciplines of surgery, radiation oncology, and interventional radiology.