Publication at Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen |
2018
Abstract
Radiotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of locally and locoregionally advanced head and neck tumors. The standard and most commonly used imaging method in radiotherapy planning is computed tomography, however, with regard to tumor localization, this method of contouring of target volumes is difficult and highly variable.
Radiotherapy planning of head and neck tumors using PET/CT imaging is a useful tool leading to increased accuracy of contouring of the target volumes. The integration of both diagnostic modalities reduces the limitations of these modalities if used separately.