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Brief Title: PET-DECT for Staging and Imaged Based Radiotherapy Planning in Lung Cancer
Official Title: Application of Integrated PET and Dual Energy CT Imaging for Staging and Imaged Based Radiotherapy Treatment Planning in Lung Cancer
Study ID: NCT03146117
Brief Summary: 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.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Name: Carlo De Cecco, MD PHD
Affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR