Comparative evaluation of respiratory-gated and ungated FDG-PET for target volume definition in radiotherapy treatment planning for pancreatic cancer.

CONCLUSION: The ITV generated from 4D-PET can be used to improve the accuracy or reduce normal tissue irradiation compared with conventional un-gated PET-based ITV.
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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - July 31, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Kishi T, Matsuo Y, Nakamura A, Nakamoto Y, Itasaka S, Mizowaki T, Togashi K, Hiraoka M Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research