Potential of PET in radiotherapy (RT) treatment
planning (TP)
• PET allows imaging of functional and molecular characteristics
• Complementary to anatomical information obtained by CT and MRI
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More precise definition of the target volume is possible!
3 | D. Thorwarth | 09/2015
ESTRO teaching course on advanced imaging techniques
Gehler B
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Radiat Oncol 2009