Abstract
IMRT and 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3-DCRT) plans of 25 patients with non-small cell lung (NSCLC) were compared in terms of planning target volume (PTV) coverage and sparing of functional lung (FL) defined by a SPECT perfusion scan. IMRT resulted in significant reduction of functional V20 and mean lung dose in stage III patients with inhomogeneous hypoperfusion. If the dose to FL is shown to be the determinant of lung toxicity, IMRT would allow for effective dose escalation by specific avoidance of functional lung.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 349-352 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Radiotherapy and Oncology |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jun 2009 |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Functional imaging
- Intensity modulated radiotherapy
- Non-small cell lung cancer
- Radiation pneumonitis
- Radiotherapy treatment planning
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Oncology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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