TY - CHAP
T1 - 18FDG-PET/CT for treatment planning and follow-up
AU - Osman, Medhat M.
AU - Wall, Allison
AU - Miller, Matthew D.
AU - Nguyen, Nghi
AU - Oliver, Dana A.
AU - Bucholz, Richard D.
AU - Walz, Bruce J.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Stereotactic radiosurgery is well-established in the treatment of intracranial lesions, but its use in extracranial lesions is relatively new. Stereotactic radiation delivery technologies such as the CyberKnife ® (Accuray Incorporated, Sunnyvale, CA) are being used with increasing frequency to treat lesions outside the cranium, such as in the spine, thorax, and abdomen; lesions that were not previously amenable to radiosurgical treatment due to inherent motion. The critical role of imaging technologies in radiosurgery, both for planning treatments and assessing their effects, makes an understanding of developments in these technologies imperative for radiosurgery professionals. In this chapter, we review how positron emission tomography (PET) is combined with computed tomography (CT) to enhance disease staging, radiosurgery and radiotherapy planning, and follow-up.
AB - Stereotactic radiosurgery is well-established in the treatment of intracranial lesions, but its use in extracranial lesions is relatively new. Stereotactic radiation delivery technologies such as the CyberKnife ® (Accuray Incorporated, Sunnyvale, CA) are being used with increasing frequency to treat lesions outside the cranium, such as in the spine, thorax, and abdomen; lesions that were not previously amenable to radiosurgical treatment due to inherent motion. The critical role of imaging technologies in radiosurgery, both for planning treatments and assessing their effects, makes an understanding of developments in these technologies imperative for radiosurgery professionals. In this chapter, we review how positron emission tomography (PET) is combined with computed tomography (CT) to enhance disease staging, radiosurgery and radiotherapy planning, and follow-up.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-540-69886-9_5
DO - 10.1007/978-3-540-69886-9_5
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84891384911
SN - 9783540698852
SP - 55
EP - 61
BT - Treating Tumors that Move with Respiration
PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ER -