Is there any impact of PET/CT on radiotherapy planning in rectal cancer patients undergoing preoperative IMRT?

Kilic D., ÇATLI DİNÇ S., Ulger S., Kapucu L. Ö.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.45, sa.1, ss.129-135, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1312-149
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.129-135
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Intensity-modulated radiation therapy, PET/CT, rectal cancer, conformal radiotherapy, computed tomography, POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY, TARGET VOLUME DELINEATION, RADIATION TREATMENT, FDG-PET, CT, CHEMORADIOTHERAPY, FUSION, TRIAL
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/aim: To investigate the effect of positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT)-based contouring on dosimetric parameters in rectal cancer patients undergoing preoperative intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).