Radiation Therapy Planning, An Issue of PET Clinics - E-Book

Download or read book Radiation Therapy Planning, An Issue of PET Clinics - E-Book written by Sushil Beriwal and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2011-06-29 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.