FDG-PET/CT Imaging-Based Target Volume Delineation for Preoperative Conformal Radiotherapy of Rectal Carcinoma
UHOD-ULUSLARARASI HEMATOLOJI-ONKOLOJI DERGISI, vol.20, no.2, pp.67-74, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 20 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2010
- Journal Name: UHOD-ULUSLARARASI HEMATOLOJI-ONKOLOJI DERGISI
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.67-74
- Keywords: Rectal cancer, Positron emission tomography, Radiation therapy, Gross target volume, Treatment planning, POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY, CELL LUNG-CANCER, PHASE-II TRIAL, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, CERVICAL-CANCER, ESOPHAGEAL-CARCINOMA, RADIATION-THERAPY, TUMOR VOLUME, LYMPH-NODES, HIGH-IMPACT
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Positron emission tomography (PET) has the potential to improve staging and radiation treatment-planning (RTP) for tumors in various sites. We compared computed tomography (CT) with co-registered 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET-CT) as the basis for delineating gross tumor volume (GTV) in patients with rectal carcinoma undergoing preoperative three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT).