Practical Considerations for Integrating PET/CT into Radiation Therapy Planning.
Over the past 20 y, PET/CT has had many technologic and developmental advancements for patient care. PET/CT has evolved from being used as a diagnosis and staging tool to now having an impact on treating cancer through a collaboration with radiation oncology. There are multiple considerations when integrating PET/CT into radiation therapy planning, such as the needs of the PET/CT center, the types of scans to offer, workflow considerations between the PET/CT center and the radiation therapy planning center, PET/CT center growth and demand on schedules, and the impact PET/CT will have on radiation treatment planning. Careful planning and implementation are important in offering patients optimum care that integrates PET/CT in radiation therapy planning.
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- Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
- Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Neoplasms
- Humans
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Published In
DOI
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Start / End Page
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Related Subject Headings
- Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
- Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Neoplasms
- Humans
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 1103 Clinical Sciences