Current concepts in F18 FDG PET/CT-based radiation therapy planning for lung cancer

Current concepts in F18 FDG PET/CT-based radiation therapy planning for lung cancer

Radiation therapy is an important component of cancer therapy for early stage as well as locally advanced lung cancer. The use of F18 FDG PET/CT has come to the forefront of lung cancer staging and overall treatment decision-making. FDG PET/CT parameters such as standard uptake value and metabolic tumor volume provide important prognostic and predictive information in lung cancer. Importantly, ...

FDG PETCT in colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer represents the second most common malignancy worldwide, with approximately one million newly diagnosed cases each year, and is the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality. This article provides an overview of the role of FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose) PET (positron emission tomography) CT (computed tomography) for assessment in patients with colorectal cancer. A summary of key lear...

PETCT in lung cancer staging

Reduced-dose [F]-FDG PETCT scanning with current generation PETCT systems

Use of Fdg-pet/tc Scan in the Planning of Radiation Therapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer*

Radiation therapy (RT) is frequently utilized with curative purposes in cases of lung cancer. A probable complication of this treatment is actinic pneumonitis, since the radiation dose required to eradicate cancer (> 50 Gy) is usually higher than the dose tolerated by the lungs (around 20 Gy). In radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the target volume has no longer been the ...