EBRO 2017

Defining GTV:

PET-CT in treatment planning

EBRO 2017

• PET is more accurate for nodal assessment • Distant lymph nodes and distant metastasis

• PET can improve the RT planning

• PET shows the longitudinal extent better than CT • PET may be the only way to visualize the lower border of the tumor in case of tight stenosis

• Duong Eur J Nucl Med Imaging 2006 • Van Westreneen JCO 2004