Radiotherapy planning: PET/CT scanner performances in the definition of gross tumour volume and clinical target volume
- 26 August 2005
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
- Vol. 32 (12) , 1392-1399
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-005-1845-5
Abstract
Positron emission tomography is the most advanced scintigraphic imaging technology and can be employed in the planning of radiation therapy (RT). The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible role of fused images (anatomical CT and functional FDG-PET), acquired with a dedicated PET/CT scanner, in delineating gross tumour volume (GTV) and clinical target volume (CTV) in selected patients and thus in facilitating RT planning.Keywords
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