The overall goal of this project is to investigate the diagnostic performance of integrated F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and Dual Energy CT (DECT) imaging in determining the thoracic nodal status of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and its impact on target volume delineation for image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) planning.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
25
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
PET-CT accuracy for lung tumor and thoracic adenopathy detection
Knowledge gained during this study may potentially allow for an improvement in PET-CT accuracy for lung tumor and thoracic adenopathy detection, and for a more accurate definition of the RT target, decreasing the radiation dose delivered to normal tissue.
Time frame: One year
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