The use of positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful imaging tool which has become increasingly invaluable in oncology in recent years. The use of PET in radiotherapy has increased significantly and has roles in the diagnosis and staging of disease, target delineation for treatment planning and analysis of treatment response. The combination of PET with modern techniques such as IMRT and IGRT creates the ability to further improve treatment by accurately delivering targeted and/or higher doses of radiation with the aim of improving radiotherapy delivery and subsequent outcome. These methods require accurate image registration techniques, careful implementation into clinical use and on-going quality assurance. Combined PET/CT systems are becoming more common place and may introduce new issues for consideration.

The meeting will discuss current uses and recent advances in PET within radiotherapy and should be of interest to Radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine and PET Physicists, Radiographers, Technologists and Clinicians.

Provisional Programme and Registration Form now available to download above. To register for this conference, please complete the Registration Form and submit it with your payment to the IPEM office by email, fax or post before the booking deadline.  

Registration deadline: 26 January 2010

THIS MEETING IS CO-SPONSORED BY THE BRITISH NUCLEAR MEDICINE SOCIETY