Prospective feasibility trial of radiotherapy target definition for head and neck cancer using 3-dimensional PET and CT imaging

C Scarfone, WC Lavely, AJ Cmelak… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2004 - Soc Nuclear Med
The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the influence and accuracy of 18F-FDG PET in
target volume definition as a complementary modality to CT for patients with head and neck …

Multimodality nuclear medicine imaging in three-dimensional radiation treatment planning for lung cancer: challenges and prospects

MT Munley, LB Marks, C Scarfone, GS Sibley… - Lung cancer, 1999 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of quantitative single photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT) lung perfusion scans and F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron …

Results of a multi-institutional phase 2 clinical trial for 4DCT-ventilation functional avoidance thoracic radiation therapy

Y Vinogradskiy, R Castillo, E Castillo, L Schubert… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Radiation pneumonitis remains a major limitation in the radiation therapy treatment
of patients with lung cancer. Functional avoidance radiation therapy uses functional imaging …

Changes in plasma TGFβ levels during pulmonary radiotherapy as a predictor of the risk of developing radiation pneumonitis

MS Anscher, T Murase, DM Prescott, LB Marks… - International Journal of …, 1994 - Elsevier
Purpose: To determine whether plasma transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) levels
measured before and during radical radiotherapy for lung cancer could be used to predict …

Reduction of normal lung irradiation in locally advanced non–small-cell lung cancer patients, using ventilation images for functional avoidance

BP Yaremko, TM Guerrero, J Noyola-Martinez… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Purpose: To investigate the ability of four-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT)–
derived ventilation images to identify regions of highly functional lung for avoidance in …

Dose escalation for non-small cell lung cancer using conformal radiation therapy.

JM Robertson, RK Ten Haken, MB Hazuka… - … journal of radiation …, 1997 - europepmc.org
Purpose Improved local control of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may be possible with
an increased dose of radiation. Three-dimensional radiation treatment planning (3D RTP) …

Functional lung imaging in radiation therapy for lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

NW Bucknell, N Hardcastle, M Bressel… - Radiotherapy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Rationale Advanced imaging techniques allow functional information to be derived and
integrated into treatment planning. Methods A systematic review was conducted with the …

Radiation dose-effect relations and local recovery in perfusion for patients with non–small-cell lung cancer

Y Seppenwoolde, SH Muller, JCM Theuws… - International Journal of …, 2000 - Elsevier
Purpose: To determine local dose-effect relations for lung perfusion and density changes
due to irradiation for patients with non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to quantify the …

Changes in plasma transforming growth factor beta during radiotherapy and the risk of symptomatic radiation-induced pneumonitis

MS Anscher, FM Kong, LB Marks, GC Bentel… - International Journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
Purpose: To determine whether changes in the plasma Transforming Growth Factor β1
(TGFβ1) concentration during radiotherapy could identify patients at risk for developing …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility of image registration and intensity-modulated radiotherapy planning with hyperpolarized helium-3 magnetic resonance imaging for non–small-cell …

RH Ireland, CM Bragg, M McJury, N Woodhouse… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Purpose: To demonstrate the feasibility of registering hyperpolarized helium-3 magnetic
resonance images (3He-MRI) to X-ray computed tomography (CT) for functionally weighted …