Medical image fusion is the process of registering and combining multiple images from
single or multiple imaging modalities to improve the imaging quality and reduce …

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) previously published evidencebased
guidelines for the treatment of unresectable non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)[1]. ASCO …

This paper overviews one of the most important, interesting, and challenging problems in
oncology, the problem of lung cancer diagnosis. Developing an effective computer-aided …

PET with 18F-FDG (18F-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 context …

PURPOSE: Locoregional failure remains a significant problem for patients receiving
definitive radiation therapy alone or combined with chemotherapy for non–small-cell lung …

PURPOSE: To investigate the usefulness of hardware coregistered PET/CT images for
target volume definition. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Thirty-nine patients presenting with …

Lung cancer remains the commonest cause of cancer death in both men and women in the
developed world, although mortality rates for men are dropping. Spiral computed …

Introduction Several studies have shown the usefulness of positron emission tomography
(PET) quantification using standardised uptake values (SUV) for diagnosis and staging …

Functional imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) is playing an increasingly
important role in the diagnosis and staging of malignant disease, image-guided therapy …

PURPOSE: To systematically evaluate four different techniques of radiation therapy (RT)
used to treat non–small-cell lung cancer and to determine their efficacy in meeting multiple …