Perspective paper about the joint EANM/SNMMI/ESTRO practice recommendations for the use of 2-[F]FDG-PET/CT external beam radiation treatment planning in lung cancer.

Sofia C Vaz Judit A Adam Roberto C Delgado Bolton Pierre Vera Wouter van Elmpt Ken Herrmann Rodney J Hicks Yolande Lievens Andrea Santos Heiko Schöder Bernard Dubray Dimitris Visvikis Esther G C Troost Lioe-Fee de Geus-Oei

Radiother Oncol

Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address:

Published: March 2022

The document outlines recommendations for using 2-[18F]FDG-PET/CT in planning external beam radiation therapy for lung cancer, focusing on its clinical applications for both non-small cell and small cell lung cancer.
It discusses the approach to selective nodal irradiation, emphasizing its importance in treatment planning.
Key concepts related to defining treatment targets, delineating them accurately, and evaluating the treatment's effectiveness are also examined.

In "Joint EANM/SNMMI/ESTRO Practice Recommendations for the Use of 2-[18F]FDG-PET/CT External Beam Radiation Treatment Planning in Lung Cancer V1.0" clinical indications for PET-CT in (non-)small cell lung cancer are highlighted and selective nodal irradiation is discussed. Additionally, concepts about target definition, target delineation and treatment evaluation are reviewed.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9277551	PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2021.12.048	DOI Listing

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