Maciejczyk A, Skrzypczyńska I, Janiszewska M. Lung cancer. Radiotherapy in lung cancer: Actual methods and future trends.
Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2014;
19:353-60. [PMID:
25337407 PMCID:
PMC4201776 DOI:
10.1016/j.rpor.2014.04.012]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 04/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
This survey is performed to update knowledge about methods and trends in lung cancer radiotherapy. A significant development has been noticed in radiotherapeutic techniques, but also in the identification of clinical prognostic factors. The improvement in the therapeutic line includes: application of the four-dimensional computer tomography (4DCT), taking advantage of positron emission tomography (PET-CT), designing of new computational algorithms, allowing more precise irradiation planning, development of treatment precision verification systems and introducing IMRT techniques in chest radiotherapy. The treatment outcomes have improved with high dose radiotherapy, but other fractionation alternations have been investigated as well.
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