%0 Journal Article %A Bryony Simcock %A Kailash Narayan %A Elizabeth Drummond %A David Bernshaw %A Elizabeth Wells %A Rodney J. Hicks %T The Role of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Planning Radiotherapy in Endometrial Cancer %D 2015 %R 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000393 %J International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer %P 645-649 %V 25 %N 4 %X 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. %U https://ijgc.bmj.com/content/ijgc/25/4/645.full.pdf