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SUBMITTER: Wiegman EM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3094529 | biostudies-other | 2011 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Wiegman Erwin M EM Pruim Jan J Ubbels Jan F JF Groen Harry J M HJ Langendijk Johannes A JA Widder Joachim J
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging 20110106 6
<h4>Purpose</h4>(18)F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) has been used to assess metabolic response several months after stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. However, whether a metabolic response can be observed already during treatment and thus can be used to predict treatment outcome is undetermined.<h4>Methods</h4>Ten medically inoperable patients with FDG PET-positive lung tumours were included. SBRT consisted of three fract ...[more]