Functional imaging for radiotherapy treatment planning: current status and future directions—a review

• Published in: British journal of radiology Vol. 88; no. 1051; p. 20150056
• Main Author: Thorwarth, D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The British Institute of Radiology 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Diagnostic Imaging; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - physiopathology; Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Patient Care Planning; Positron-Emission Tomography; Prognosis; Radiotherapy and Oncology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Tumor Burden
• ISSN: 0007-1285; 1748-880X; 1748-880X
• DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20150056

In recent years, radiotherapy (RT) has been subject to a number of technological innovations. Today, RT is extremely flexible, allowing irradiation of tumours with high doses, whilst also sparing normal tissues from doses. To make use of these additional degrees of freedom, integration of functional...