title: Early metabolic response evaluation after stereotactic radiotherapy for lung cancer: pilot experience with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography.
abstract: The early response of lung tumours to stereotactic radiotherapy was prospectively evaluated with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography. Three months after treatment, the maximum standardised uptake value and the tumour diameter fell by 64 and 30%, respectively. This imaging strategy therefore remains under ongoing evaluation with the aim of identifying predictive and prognostic factors.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dahele
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brade
authors.forename: B C J
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hope
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Franks
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Purdie
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bissonnette
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Jaffray
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bezjak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D016634:Radiosurgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18