Dose Prescription Methods in Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Small Peripheral Lung Tumors: Approaches Based on the Gross Tumor Volume Are Superior to Prescribing a Dose That Covers 95% of the Planning Target Volume

Dose Prescription Methods in Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Small Peripheral Lung Tumors: Approaches Based on the Gross Tumor Volume Are Superior to Prescribing a Dose That Covers 95% of the Planning Target Volume

Background and Purpose: We aimed to validate the usefulness of prescriptions based on gross tumor volume for stereotactic body radiotherapy for small peripheral lung tumors. Materials and Methods: Radiotherapy treatment planning data of 50 patients with small peripheral lung tumors (adenocarcinoma:...

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Main Authors: Takafumi Komiyama MD, PhD, Masahide Saito PhD, Kengo Kuriyama MD, PhD, Kan Marino MD, Shinichi Aoki MD, Ryo Saito MD, Juria Muramatsu MD, Yoshiyasu Maehata MD, PhD, Chen Ze MD, Tomoko Akita MD, Takashi Yamada MD, Naoki Sano PhD, Kazuya Yoshizawa RTT, Ashizawa Kazunari RTT, Suzuki Hidekazu MSc, Koji Ueda RTT, Nam Vu MD, Hiroshi Onishi MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-12-01
Series:Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1533033820974030

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https://doi.org/10.1177/1533033820974030

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