Title: Lung Cancer 2009: Imaging in Lung Cancer Detection and Treatment
Date & Time: Nov 10, 2009 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: RRMC Auditorium,Room B130

Denise R. Aberle, MD, UCLA Professor of Radiology and Bioengineering; Vice Chair of Research, Radiological Sciences and

Martin Allen-Auerbach, MD, UCLA Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Director of Nuclear Medicine Santa Monica UCLA Hospital

Discuss state-of-the art imaging in the detection and treatment of lung cancer. Imaging-based screening for lung cancer has been controversial with both promise and limitations; the National Cancer Institute is currently sponsoring the National Lung Screening Trial comparing chest X-rays to computed tomography (CT). They discuss the role of non-invasive PET/CT for monitoring anti-cancer therapy after the diagnosis using tracers to follow cancer metabolism as well as the implications of this imaging technique for monitoring treatments and improving therapy outcomes.