Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Voichita Bar-Ad

Publications

• Research Article
  FDG-PET,a Complementary Modality to Computed Tomography in Radiotherapy Target Volume Delineation for Head and Neck Cancer
  Author(s): Voichita Bar-Ad, Wenyin Shi, Madalina Tuluc, Nitin Ohri, David Cognetti, Joseph Curry and Charles IntensoVoichita Bar-Ad, Wenyin Shi, Madalina Tuluc, Nitin Ohri, David Cognetti, Joseph Curry and Charles Intenso
  
  Objectives: The objective of the current review was to use published data to assess the role of [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) as a complementary modality to computedtomography (CT) in radiotherapy target volume delineation for head and neck cancer (HNC). Methods: Studies were identified by searching PubMed electronic databases. Both prospective and retrospective studies were included. Information regarding the role of FDG-PET for radiotherapy target volume delineation for HNC was analyzed. Results: FDG-PET is a promising tool for improving radiotherapy target volume delineation by defining a metabolically active biological target volume (BTV). The use of novel PET tracers representing properties such as hypoxia, protein synthesis and proliferation remain to be better characterized. Conclusions: The role of FDG-PET for radiother.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.1000124

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