title: Positron emission tomography in radiation treatment planning: the potential of metabolic imaging.
abstract: Treatment planning and delivery of radiation therapy has benefited from new technology and techniques. Given the convergence of the improved ability to image active tumor and the delivery of radiation to very specific targets, the implications for a tighter integration of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with radiation treatment planning are apparent. This article summarizes developments in radiation therapy technology and the application of various PET tracers in diseases treated by radiation therapy, and looks to future possibilities of combining them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 3085, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: junzo.chino@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Junzo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chino
authors.forename: Shiva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Terence
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods
keywords: Adaptive planning; Functional imaging; Metabolic imaging; Positron emission tomography; Radiation therapy