Vol 18, No 6 (2013)
SpeciaI issue papers
Published online: 2013-11-01
Functional imaging in radiation therapy planning for head and neck cancer
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2013.10.007
Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2013;18(6):376-382.
Abstract
Functional imaging and its application to radiotherapy (RT) is a rapidly expanding field with new modalities and techniques constantly developing and evolving. As technologies improve, it will be important to pay attention to their implementation. This review describes the main achievements in the field of head and neck cancer (HNC) with particular remarks on the unsolved problems.
Keywords: Radiotherapy planningFunctional imagingMetabolic imagingPET/CT