Defining radiotherapy target volumes using 18F-fluoro-deoxy- glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography: Still a Pandora's Box?: In regard to Devic et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010)

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1605-

  Hatt, Mathieu ^a   Visvikis, Dimitris ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 78549254901     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.08.002     Document Type: Letter

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