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. 2022 Nov 12;17:178. doi: 10.1186/s13014-022-02146-8

Table 2.

Target volume outcomes

Study name Citations Functional imaging agent Intervention aim Treatment
Improve standard RTtarget delineation Facilitate doseescalation Facilitate organ at risk sparing Map recurrence & RT treated volumes Map functional volumes& RT planning volumes Map treated functionalvolumes & survival Map radiomic features& RT volumes Standard treatment Standard targetvolumes changed Dose escalation
Niyazi [32, 33] F18-FET PET
Piroth [3437] F18-FET PET
Munck Af Rosenschold [40, 41] F18-FET PET
Lundemann [4244] F18-FET PET
Poulsen [45, 46] F18-FET PET
Harat [47] F18-FET PET
Hayes [48] F18-FET PET
Fleischmann [49] F18-FET PET
Hirata [54, 55] C11-MET & F18-FDG PET
Christensen [57] C11-AMT PET
Kosztyla [58] F18-FDOPA PET
Windisch [62, 63] FAP PET
Munshi [64] DCE MRI
Wahl [65] DW & DCE MRI
Berberat [69] DTI MRI
Altabella [72] DTI MRI
Peeken [73] DTI MRI
Morin [74] DW MRI
Laprie [7780] MRSI
Gurbani [84] MRSI
Study name RT target volume details
GTV-S (cm3) GTV-F (cm3) GTV-S+F (cm3) CTV-S (cm3) CTV-F (cm3) CTV-S+F (cm3) PTV-S (cm3) PTV-F (cm3) PTV-S+F (cm3) CTV Target change (%) PTV Target change (%) Boost Volume (cm3)
Niyazi x 34.1 x 43.9 x 48 x 224.5 x 240.3 x 286.8 x 343.5 x 356.5 x 416.5 x +27.7 x +21.1
Piroth x¯ 5.2 x¯ 14.3 x¯ 219.5 x¯ 14.3
Munck Af Rosenschold x 37 x 19.8 x 38.2 x¯ 275 x¯ 290 x¯ 300 x¯ +9.1
Lundemann x 33.8 x 21.4 x 41.6
Poulsen x 21.8
Harat x 30.4
Hayes x 83.6 x 94.7 x +13.3
Fleischmann x 14.0 x 19.8 x 30.8 x 297.8 x 271.3 x -8.9
Hirata x 9.9 x 60.4 x 60.4
Christensen x¯ 50.2 x¯ 48.9 x¯ 67.6
Kosztyla x¯ 30.8 x¯ 58.6 x¯ 63.5 x¯ 249 x¯ 306 x¯ 312 x¯ 369 x¯ 437 x¯ 445 x¯ +25.3 x¯ +20.6
Windisch x 33.8 x 23.8 - 49.6 x 60.8 x 271
Munshi x 40.8 x 17.2 x 46.3 x 200.1 x 221.0 x 258 x 286 x +10.4 x +10.8
Wahl x¯ 37.8 x¯ 21.4
Berberat -50 -15
Altabella x¯ 543
Peeken x 23.3 x 5.9 x 207.2α - 276.8β x 240.9 x -13.0 - +16.3
Morin x -26.7
Laprie x 307.8 x 97.63
Gurbani 50.6 65

S Standard contouring, F Functional imaging used, S+F= combined, x = Median, x¯ = Mean, α = EORTC guidelines, β = RTOG guidelines