Where Do We Draw the Line? Contouring Tumors on Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-4

  MacManus, Michael P ^a,b   Hicks, Rodney J ^a,b  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Positron emission tomography; Radiotherapy; Radiotherapy planning

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; TRACER;

CANCER RESEARCH; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

ALGORITHMS; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUMOR BURDEN; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 41749094734     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.01.019     Document Type: Editorial

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