PET/CT for radiotherapy planning of head-âÂÂneck cancer
PET/CT for radiotherapy planning of head-âÂÂneck cancer
PET/CT for radiotherapy planning of head-âÂÂneck cancer
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What does FDG <strong>PET</strong> show ?<br />
The signal comes from<br />
! Cells that proliferate<br />
! Cells that have de-‐differen3ated<br />
! Cells that have high Glut-‐1 expression<br />
! Cells that are hypoxic<br />
<strong>PET</strong> iden3fies voxels that<br />
contain a lot <strong>of</strong> cells, that<br />
tend to be radioresistent<br />
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