Cardiac-sparing radiotherapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Cardiac-sparing radiotherapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Abstract Background We have carried out a study to determine the scope for reducing heart doses in photon beam radiotherapy of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC). Materials and methods Baseline VMAT plans were created for 20 LA-NSCLC patients following the IDEAL-CRT isotoxic prot...

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Main Authors: Louise Turtle, Neeraj Bhalla, Andrew Willett, Robert Biggar, Jonathan Leadbetter, Georgios Georgiou, James M. Wilson, Sindu Vivekanandan, Maria A. Hawkins, Michael Brada, John D. Fenwick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
NSCLC
Cardiac-sparing
Radiotherapy
Heart
Survival
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-021-01824-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-021-01824-3

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