Journal article
PET-CT in radiation oncology - The impact on diagnosis, treatment planning, and assessment of treatment response
American journal of clinical oncology, v 31(4), pp 352-362
01 Aug 2008
PMID: 18845994
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Abstract
Objective: To review the role of hybrid positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) systems in the design and management of cancer patients in the modern radiation oncology practice. PET is co-registered with CT and incorporated into a systematic approach to the staging, management, and assessment of response and surveillance of a variety of oncologic diagnoses.
Methods: A review of the literature of functional imaging such as PET-C-T in staging, treatment plan design, assessment of response and detection of recurrence for tumors involving the head and neck, lung, esophagus, rectum amongst others.
Results: PET and PET-CT offer significant advantages which include more accurate staging which often results in management changes in roughly one-third of patients across a number of disease site. More accurate target definition may augment highly conformal radiation treatment plans using intensity-modulated radiation therapy and stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy.
Conclusion: The emerging data appears to suggest the functional imaging may be a more useful tool to evaluate the therapeutic effect of treatment, detect early failures and prognosticate long-term outcome.
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- Title
- PET-CT in radiation oncology - The impact on diagnosis, treatment planning, and assessment of treatment response
- Creators
- Dwight E. Heron - UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterRegiane S. Andrade - UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterSushil Beriwal - UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterRyan P. Smith - UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
- Publication Details
- American journal of clinical oncology, v 31(4), pp 352-362
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 11
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Radiation Oncology (and Nuclear Medicine)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000258390200008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-55449110100
- Other Identifier
- 991021897261104721
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