From anatomical to biological target volumes: the role of PET in radiation treatment planning.
Publication year
2006Source
Cancer Imaging, 6, special a, (2006), pp. S107-16ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

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Organization
Radiation Oncology
Nuclear Medicine
Journal title
Cancer Imaging
Volume
vol. 6
Issue
iss. special a
Page start
p. S107
Page end
p. 16
Subject
N4i 1: Pathogenesis and modulation of inflammation; ONCOL 3: Translational research; ONCOL 5: Aetiology, screening and detection; UMCN 1.1: Functional ImagingAbstract
Progress in radiation oncology requires a re-evaluation of the methods of target volume delineation beyond anatomical localization. New molecular imaging techniques for tumour visualisation such as positron emission tomography (PET) provide insight into tumour characteristics and can be complementary to the anatomical data of computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. In this review, three issues are discussed: First, can PET identify a tumour more accurately? Second, can biological tumour characteristics be visualised? Third, can intratumoural heterogeneity of these characteristics be identified?
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