Response to Therapy

The use of positron emission tomography (PET) in the evaluation of patients who are undergoing or have undergone treatment for cancer cannot be underestimated. This issue reviews imaging protocols and pitfalls associated with monitoring response, early response to therapy, and comparisons of PET results to patient outcome.

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The use of positron emission tomography (PET) in the evaluation of patients who are undergoing or have undergone treatment for cancer cannot be underestimated. This issue of PET Clinics reviews the imaging protocols and pitfalls associated with monitoring response, early response to therapy, comparisons of PET results to patient outcome, and response to targeted therapy. Also covered is the use of newer radiopharmaceuticals in PET to assess response.