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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Does the tumor respond to treatment?<br />
Stage III NSCLC<br />
! <strong>PET</strong>/<strong>CT</strong> 2 weeks afer CRT<br />
<strong>PET</strong> CR<br />
! Good prognosis<br />
! Succesful resec3on defines outcome<br />
<strong>PET</strong> PD<br />
! Poor prognosis<br />
! Resec3on no longer defines outcome<br />
18F-‐FDG <strong>PET</strong> <strong>for</strong> assessment <strong>of</strong> therapy response and<br />
preopera3ve re-‐evalua3on afer neoadjuvant radio-‐<br />
chemotherapy in stage III non-‐small cell lung <strong>cancer</strong>.<br />
Eschmann SM, EJNMMI 2007 Apr;34(4):463-‐71.<br />
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