Determination of internal target volume from a single positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan in lung cancer.

Abstract

Using the proposed approach, a single static PET/CT scan has the potential to replace a 4D-CT to determine the tumor ITV. This approach has the added advantage of reducing patient radiation exposure and determining the tumor MBK compared to 4D-CT/MIP-CT.

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Subjects

• Female
• Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography
• Humans
• Lung Neoplasms
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Movement
• Phantoms, Imaging
• Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography
• Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
• Respiration
• Tumor Burden

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Authors

• Guoping Chang
• Tingting Chang
• Tinsu Pan
• John W Clark
• Osama R Mawlawi

Publication date

2012-04-20

Journal

Journal topics

• Radiobiology

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA.

Release reference

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 May;83(1):459-66

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