Radiation Therapy Planning with PET, An Issue of PET Clinics

Sushil Beriwal (Author)

9781455704897, Elsevier Health Sciences

Hardback, published 29 June 2011

140 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 1.7 cm, 0.54 kg

PET imaging has become an essential part of radiation therapy for cancer patients. Leading off the issue are articles on clinical applications and technical aspects. Following those are reviews of the use of PET in the treatment for lung cancer, gynecologic malignancies, GI and pancreatic tumors, and brain tumors, lymphoma, and head and neck malignancies. The final article addresses advances in hybrid imaging in planning of radiation therapy.

Subject Areas: Radiology [MMPH]