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When performing a therapy PET/CT scan, efficient and effective communication between the various teams and the patient is essential. Each modality has its own specific patient preparation, and these need to be combined to ensure that both the PET scan and the CT scan are of the best diagnostic quality (or optimal image quality) for radiotherapy planning. Communication and planning is essential prior to the injection of the radioactive tracer used in PET/CT to minimise the patient’s anxiety and radiation dose to all staff members (Table 3.1).
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Ockwell, C., Summers, S. (2017). Patient Preparation. In: Chua, S. (eds) PET/CT in Radiotherapy Planning . Clinicians’ Guides to Radionuclide Hybrid Imaging(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54744-2_3
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