@article {Simcock645, author = {Bryony Simcock and Kailash Narayan and Elizabeth Drummond and David Bernshaw and Elizabeth Wells and Rodney J. Hicks}, title = {The Role of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Planning Radiotherapy in Endometrial Cancer}, volume = {25}, number = {4}, pages = {645--649}, year = {2015}, doi = {10.1097/IGC.0000000000000393}, publisher = {BMJ Specialist Journals}, abstract = {Objective The optimal method of assessing disease distribution in endometrial cancer is widely debated. Knowledge of disease distribution assists in planning adjuvant radiotherapy; in this study we used positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) to assess disease distribution before radiotherapy.Methods Seventy-three consecutive patients referred to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre for adjuvant radiotherapy for endometrial cancer, with either high-risk disease after a hysterectomy or recurrent disease, had a PET/CT before treatment. The findings on PET/CT and clinical course were recorded.Results PET/CT found additional disease in 35\% of postoperative patients, changing planned treatment in 31\%. In the group with known recurrence, additional disease was found in 72\%, changing management in 36\%.Conclusions PET/CT is a valuable tool for planning radiotherapy in endometrial cancer.}, issn = {1048-891X}, URL = {https://ijgc.bmj.com/content/25/4/645}, eprint = {https://ijgc.bmj.com/content/25/4/645.full.pdf}, journal = {International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer} }