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Positron Emission Tomography in Radiation Treatment Planning for Lung Cancer

ID: 7-18 Nov 2010
Type of Content: Guidelines & Advice, Clinical
Document Status: Current
Authors:
Y.C. Ung, A. Bezjak, N. Coakley, W.K. Evans, Lung Cancer Disease Site Group

Patient Population

Patients with lung cancer for whom thoracic RT is indicated.

Intended Guideline Users

Radiation oncologists involved in RT planning

Research Question(s)

What role should positron emission tomography (PET) play in radiation treatment planning for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)? Specifically, does the combination of PET and computed axial tomography (CT) imaging provide data that is superior to CT imaging data alone for the purposes of radiation treatment (RT) planning?

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