TY - JOUR T1 - Role of <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET in Assessment of Response in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine JO - J Nucl Med SP - 31S LP - 42S DO - 10.2967/jnumed.108.057216 VL - 50 IS - Suppl 1 AU - Rodney J. Hicks Y1 - 2009/05/01 UR - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/50/Suppl_1/31S.abstract N2 - Despite recognized limitations, structural imaging with CT remains the standard technique for evaluating the response of lung cancer to both chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This evaluation has become increasingly important with the advent of neoadjuvant therapy before surgery. The high uptake of 18F-FDG in most lung cancers and the demonstration that successful treatment reduces uptake have led to increasing enthusiasm for the use of PET and PET/CT to assess the therapeutic response. In this review, theoretic considerations and current evidence supporting the role of 18F-FDG PET are discussed. ER -