Comparison of different methods for delineation of 18F-FDG PET–positive tissue for target volume definition in radiotherapy of patients with non–small cell lung cancer

U Nestle, S Kremp, A Schaefer-Schuler… - Journal of nuclear …, 2005 - Soc Nuclear Med
PET with 18 F-FDG ( 18 F-FDG PET) is increasingly used in the definition of target volumes
for radiotherapy, especially in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In this …

Practical integration of [18F]-FDG-PET and PET-CT in the planning of radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): the technical basis, ICRU-target volumes …

U Nestle, S Kremp, AL Grosu - Radiotherapy and oncology, 2006 - Elsevier
The value of positron emission tomography using [ 18 F]-fluoro-deoxy-glucose (FDG-PET)
for pretherapeutic evaluation of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is beyond …

Imaging-based target volume reduction in chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (PET-Plan): a multicentre, open-label, randomised …

U Nestle, T Schimek-Jasch, S Kremp… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background With increasingly precise radiotherapy and advanced medical imaging, the
concept of radiotherapy target volume planning might be redefined with the aim of improving …

A contrast-oriented algorithm for FDG-PET-based delineation of tumour volumes for the radiotherapy of lung cancer: derivation from phantom measurements and …

A Schaefer, S Kremp, D Hellwig, C Rübe… - European journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Purpose An easily applicable algorithm for the FDG-PET-based delineation of tumour
volumes for the radiotherapy of lung cancer was developed by phantom measurements and …

Target volume definition for 18F-FDG PET-positive lymph nodes in radiotherapy of patients with non-small cell lung cancer

U Nestle, A Schaefer-Schuler, S Kremp… - European journal of …, 2007 - Springer
Purpose FDG PET is increasingly used in radiotherapy planning. Recently, we demonstrated
substantial differences in target volumes when applying different methods of FDG-based …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiac function modifies the impact of heart base dose on survival: A voxel-wise analysis of patients with lung cancer from the PET-plan trial

…, U Nestle, J Koenig, T Schimek-Jasch, S Kremp… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Heart dose has emerged as an independent predictor of overall survival in
patients with NSCLC treated with radiotherapy. Several studies have identified the base of the …

F-18-FDG-PET confined radiotherapy of locally advanced NSCLC with concomitant chemotherapy: results of the PET-PLAN pilot trial

J Fleckenstein, D Hellwig, S Kremp, A Grgic… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The integration of fluoro-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)
in the process of radiotherapy (RT) planning of locally advanced non–small-cell lung …

PET-based delineation of tumour volumes in lung cancer: comparison with pathological findings

A Schaefer, YJ Kim, S Kremp, S Mai… - European journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose The objective of the study was to validate an adaptive, contrast-oriented thresholding
algorithm (COA) for tumour delineation in 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron …

FDG-PET–based radiotherapy planning in lung cancer: optimum breathing protocol and patient positioning—an intraindividual comparison

A Grgic, U Nestle, A Schaefer-Schuler, S Kremp… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) and PET/computed
tomography (CT) are increasingly used for radiotherapy (RT) planning in patients …

Evaluation of l-3-[123I]iodo-α-methyltyrosine SPET and [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose PET in the detection and grading of recurrences in patients pretreated for gliomas …

…, W Feiden, A Schaefer, S Kremp… - European journal of …, 1999 - Springer
. Based on the results of stereotactic biopsy, we evaluated in a prospective fashion the efficiency
of l-3-[ 123 I]iodo-α-methyltyrosine-single-photon emission tomography (SPET) and [ 18 …