A Whole Body Dosimetry Protocol for Peptide-Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT): 2D Planar Image and Hybrid 2D+3D SPECT/CT Image MethodsMaria Luisa Belli 1, Emilio Mezzenga 1, Valentina Di Iorio 2, Monica Celli 3, Paola Caroli 3, Elisabeth Canali 3, Federica Matteucci 3, Elisa Tardelli 3, Ilaria Grassi 3, Maddalena Sansovini 3, Silvia Nicolini 3, Stefano Severi 3, Marta Cremonesi 4, Mahila Ferrari 5, Giovanni Paganelli 3, Anna Sarnelli 1
1Medical Physics Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy, 2Oncology Pharmacy, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy, 3Nuclear Medicine Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy, 4Radiation Research Unit, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia (IEO) IRCCS, Milano, Italy, 5Medical Physics Unit, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia (IEO) IRCCS, Milano, Italy
This method estimates the absorbed dose of different structures for peptide-receptor-radionuclide-therapy (PRRT) with the possibility of avoiding organ overlap on 2D-projections. Serial whole-body planar images permit estimation of mean absorbed doses along the whole body, while the hybrid approach, combining planar images and 3D-SPECT/CT image, overcomes the limitations of structure overlapping.