Impact of computed tomography and 18F-deoxyglucose coincidence detection emission tomography image fusion for optimization of conformal radiotherapy in non …

E Deniaud-Alexandre, E Touboul, D Lerouge… - International Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Purpose: To report a retrospective study concerning the impact of fused 18F-fluoro-deoxy-d-
glucose (FDG)-hybrid positron emission tomography (PET) and CT images on three …

CT and 18F-deoxyglucose (FDG) image fusion for optimization of conformal radiotherapy of lung cancers

P Giraud, D Grahek, F Montravers, MF Carette… - International Journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
Purpose: To validate a computed tomography (CT) and 18F-deoxyglucose (FDG) image
fusion procedure and to evaluate its usefulness to facilitate target definition and treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility of [{sup 18} F] FDG-PET and coregistered CT on clinical target volume definition of advanced non-small cell lung cancer

C Messa, MI IBFM-CNR, GL Ceresoli, V Gregorc… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2005 - osti.gov
Aim. To prospectively evaluate the impact of co registered positron emission tomography
(PET) and computed tomography (CT) in 3D conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) planning in …

Role of Computed Tomographyand [18F] Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Image Fusion in Conformal Radiotherapy of Non-Small Cell Lung …

GL Ceresoli, GM Cattaneo, P Castellone… - Tumori …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims and background Mediastinal elective node irradiation (ENI) in patients with non-small
cell lung cancer candidate to radical radiotherapy is controversial. In this study, the impact of …

The impact of 18 FDG-PET on target and critical organs in CT-based treatment planning of patients with poorly defined non-small-cell lung carcinoma: a prospective …

K Mah, CB Caldwell, YC Ung, CE Danjoux… - International Journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Purpose: To prospectively study the impact of coregistering 18F-fluoro-deoxy-2-glucose
hybrid positron emission tomographic (FDG-PET) images with CT images on the planning …

Increased therapeutic ratio by 18FDG-PET CT planning in patients with clinical CT stage N2-N3M0 non–small-cell lung cancer: A modeling study

A van Der Wel, S Nijsten, M Hochstenbag… - International Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: With this modeling study, we wanted to estimate the potential gain from
incorporating fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scanning in the …

Low dose non-enhanced CT versus standard dose contrast-enhanced CT in combined PET/CT protocols for staging and therapy planning in non-small cell lung …

AC Pfannenberg, P Aschoff, K Brechtel… - European journal of …, 2007 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate low dose non-enhanced CT and standard dose contrast-enhanced CT
in combined PET/CT protocols for staging and therapy planning of non-small cell lung …

Radiotherapy treatment planning for patients with non-small cell lung cancer using positron emission tomography (PET)

YE Erdi, K Rosenzweig, AK Erdi, HA Macapinlac… - Radiotherapy and …, 2002 - Elsevier
Purpose: Many patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) receive external beam
radiation therapy as part of their treatment. Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy …

Clinical implications of defining the gross tumor volume with combination of CT and 18FDG-positron emission tomography in non–small-cell lung cancer

IS Grills, D Yan, QC Black, CYO Wong… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Purpose: To compare the planning target volume (PTV) definitions for computed tomography
(CT) vs. positron emission tomography (PET) in non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …

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 …