Recent advances of PET imaging in clinical radiation oncology

M Unterrainer, C Eze, H Ilhan, S Marschner… - Radiation …, 2020 - Springer
Radiotherapy and radiation oncology play a key role in the clinical management of patients
suffering from oncological diseases. In clinical routine, anatomic imaging such as contrast …

A review of interventions to reduce inter‐observer variability in volume delineation in radiation oncology

SK Vinod, M Min, MG Jameson… - Journal of medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Inter‐observer variability (IOV) in target volume and organ‐at‐risk (OAR)
delineation is a source of potential error in radiation therapy treatment. The aims of this study …

ESTRO ACROP guidelines for target volume definition in the treatment of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer

U Nestle, D De Ruysscher, U Ricardi, X Geets… - Radiotherapy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Radiotherapy (RT) plays a major role in the curative treatment of locally advanced non-small
cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Therefore, the ACROP committee was asked by the ESTRO to …

Image guidance in radiation therapy for better cure of cancer

V Grégoire, M Guckenberger… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The key goal and main challenge of radiation therapy is the elimination of tumors without
any concurring damages of the surrounding healthy tissues and organs. Radiation doses …

Metabolic tumor volume metrics in lymphoma

L Kostakoglu, S Chauvie - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Although visual assessment using the Deauville criteria is strongly recommended by
guidelines for treatment response monitoring in all FDG-avid lymphoma histologies, the high …

Joint EANM/SNMMI/ESTRO practice recommendations for the use of 2-[18F]FDG PET/CT external beam radiation treatment planning in lung cancer V1.0

SC Vaz, JA Adam, RCD Bolton, P Vera… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose 2-[18 F] FDG PET/CT is of utmost importance for radiation treatment (RT)
planning and response monitoring in lung cancer patients, in both non-small and small cell …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetic resonance imaging in precision radiation therapy for lung cancer

H Bainbridge, A Salem, RHN Tijssen… - … lung cancer research, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Radiotherapy remains the cornerstone of curative treatment for inoperable locally advanced
lung cancer, given concomitantly with platinum-based chemotherapy. With poor overall …

[HTML][HTML] Improving quality and access to radiation therapy—an IAEA perspective

M Abdel-Wahab, E Zubizarreta, A Polo… - Seminars in radiation …, 2017 - Elsevier
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been involved in radiation therapy since
soon after its creation in 1957. In response to the demands of Member States, the IAEA׳ s …

Role of interim 18F-FDG-PET/CT for the early prediction of clinical outcomes of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) during radiotherapy or chemo-radiotherapy. A …

M Cremonesi, L Gilardi, ME Ferrari, G Piperno… - European journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) is characterized by
aggressiveness and includes the majority of thorax malignancies. The possibility of early …

The utility of PET/CT in the planning of external radiation therapy for prostate cancer

J Calais, M Cao, NG Nickols - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2018 - Soc Nuclear Med
Radiotherapy and radical prostatectomy are the definitive treatment options for patients with
localized prostate cancer. A rising level of prostate-specific antigen after radical …