Abstract Positron Emission Tomography (PET), a non-invasive functional imaging method at
the molecular level, images the distribution of biologically targeted radiotracers with high …

Radioembolization is an established treatment for chemoresistant and unresectable liver
cancers. Currently, treatment planning is often based on semi-empirical methods, which …

The purpose of the EANM Dosimetry Committee is to provide recommendations and
guidance to scientists and clinicians on patient-specific dosimetry. Radiopharmaceuticals …

Theabsorbedradiationdosefrominternallyde… nuclides is a major factor in assessing risk
and therapeutic utility when evaluating new radiopharmaceuticals for use in nuclear …

The availability of quantitative three-dimensional in vivo data on radionuclide distributions
within the body makes it possible to calculate the corresponding nonuniform distribution of …

BACKGROUND It is common protocol in radionuclide therapies to administer a tracer dose
of a radiopharmaceutical, determine its lesion uptake and biodistribution by gamma …

Airway geometry measurements can provide information regarding pulmonary physiology
and pathophysiology. There has been considerable interest in measuring intrathoracic …

Positron emission tomography can be used in radiation oncology for the delineation of target
volumes in the treatment planning stage. Numerous publications deal with this topic and the …

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is a conformal irradiation technique that
enables steep dose gradients. In head and neck tumours this approach spares parotid …

Radionuclides are used in nuclear medicine in a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic
procedures. A knowledge of the radiation dose received by different organs in the body is …