Wang K, Heron DE, Flickinger JC, Rwigema JC, Ferris RL, Kubicek GJ, Ohr JP, Quinn AE, Ozhasoglu C, Branstetter BF. A retrospective, deformable registration analysis of the impact of PET-CT planning on patterns of failure in stereotactic body radiation therapy for recurrent head and neck cancer. Head Neck Oncol. 2012 Apr 19;4(1):12.

Conclusions Most failures after SBRT treatment for rSCCHN were near misses, i.e. Overlap/Marginal failures (61.4%), suggesting an opportunity to improve outcomes with more sensitive imaging. PET-CT treatment planning showed the lowest rate of overall and near miss failures and is beneficial for SBRT treatment planning.
Source: Head and Neck Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research