PSMA-PET based radiotherapy: a review of initial experiences, survey on current practice and future perspectives.
Zschaeck SDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinik für Radioonkologie und Strahlentherapie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Sebastian.Zschaeck@charite.de.
Lohaus FDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Beck MDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinik für Radioonkologie und Strahlentherapie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Habl GDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany.
Kroeze SDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Zamboglou CDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Dresden, Germany.
Koerber SADepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Debus JDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Hölscher TDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Wust PDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinik für Radioonkologie und Strahlentherapie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Ganswindt UDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
Baur ADJDepartment of of Radiology, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Zöphel KNuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Cihoric NDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, München, Switzerland.
Guckenberger MDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Combs SEDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany.
Grosu ALDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Dresden, Germany.
Ghadjar PDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Klinik für Radioonkologie und Strahlentherapie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Belka CDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
English
68Gallium prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) ligand positron emission tomography (PET) is an increasingly used imaging modality in prostate cancer, especially in cases of tumor recurrence after curative intended therapy. Owed to the novelty of the PSMA-targeting tracers, clinical evidence on the value of PSMA-PET is moderate but rapidly increasing. State of the art imaging is pivotal for radiotherapy treatment planning as it may affect dose prescription, target delineation and use of concomitant therapy.This review summarizes the evidence on PSMA-PET imaging from a radiation oncologist's point of view. Additionally a short survey containing twelve examples of patients and 6 additional questions was performed in seven mayor academic centers with experience in PSMA ligand imaging and the findings are reported here.