Effective avoidance of a functional spect-perfused lung using intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): An update of a planning study

  • Konstantin Lavrenkov
  • , Shalini Singh
  • , Judith A. Christian
  • , Mike Partridge
  • , Elena Nioutsikou
  • , Gary Cook
  • , James L. Bedford
  • , Michael Brada

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)349-352
Number of pages4
JournalRadiotherapy and Oncology
Volume91
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2009

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    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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