PET scans in radiotherapy planning of lung cancer

Dirk De Ruysscher; Carl-Martin Kirsch

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2010.07.002

PET scans in radiotherapy planning of lung cancer

Radiother Oncol. 2010 Sep;96(3):335-8. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.07.002. Epub 2010 Jul 23.

Authors

Dirk De Ruysscher¹, Carl-Martin Kirsch

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO Clinic), Maastricht University Medical Center, GROW Research Institute, The Netherlands. dirk.deruysscher@maastro.nl

PMID: 20656364
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.07.002

Abstract

Especially for non-small cell lung cancer, FDG-PET has in the majority of the patients led to the safe decrease of radiotherapy volumes, enabling radiation-dose escalation and, experimentally, redistribution of radiation doses within the tumor. In limited-disease small cell lung cancer, the role of FDG-PET is emerging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / radiotherapy
Carcinoma, Small Cell / radiotherapy
Cell Hypoxia
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Lung Neoplasms / pathology
Lung Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
Radiotherapy Dosage
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / methods*