Contribution of PET imaging to radiotherapy planning and monitoring in glioma patients - a report of the PET/RANO group.

ABSTRACT: The management of patients with glioma usually requires multimodality treatment including surgery, radiotherapy, and systemic therapy. Accurate neuroimaging plays a central role for radiotherapy planning and follow-up after radiotherapy completion. In order to maximize the radiation dose to the tumor and to minimize toxic effects on the surrounding brain parenchyma, reliable identification of tumor extent and target volume delineation is crucial. The use of positron emission tomography (PET) for radiotherapy planning and monitoring in gliomas has gained considerable interest over the last several years, but Class I data are not yet available. Furthermore, PET has been used after radiotherapy for response assessment and to distinguish tumor progression from pseudoprogression or radiation ne

SUBMITTER: Galldiks N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8168815 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature