Publication Date:
2006
Short description:
PET/CT and radiotherapy / Messa, C., di Muzio, N., Picchio, M., Gilardi, M.c., Bettinardi, V., Fazio, F.. - In: THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. - ISSN 1824-4785. - 50:1(2006), pp. 4-14.
abstract:
This article reviews the state of the art of PET/CT applications in radiotherapy, specifically its use in disease staging, patient selection, treatment planning and treatment evaluation. Diseases for which radiotherapy with radical intent is indicated will he considered, as well as those in which PET/CT may actually change the course of disease. The methodological and technological aspects of PET/CT in radiotherapy are discussed, focusing on the problem of target volume definition with CT and PET functional imaging and the problem of tumor motion with respect to imaging and dose delivery.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
List of contributors:
Messa, C; di Muzio, N; Picchio, M; Gilardi, Mc; Bettinardi, V; Fazio, F.
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