Published February 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

CT-guided three-dimensional stereotactic irradiation for stage I non-small cell lung cancer using patients self breath hold

  • 1. Yamanashi Univ., Tamaho (Japan). School of Medicine
  • 2. Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital, Kofu (Japan)
  • 3. Yamanashi Univ., Tamaho (Japan). Hospital

Description

We applied the CT-guided patient's self breath-hold three-dimensional (3D) conformal stereotactic radiotherapy for stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A total of 54 patients were treated with this technique. The total dose of 60 Gy was delivered in 10 fraction. Complete response (CR) and partial response (PR) rates were 16/54 (31%) and 31/54 (61%), respectively. Two years over all survival rates for total patients and medically operable patients were 61% and 87%, respectively. Pulmonary complications of National Cancer Institute-Common Toxicity Criteria grade>3 were noted in nine, but five of them were not related to this treatment. This technique is feasible and beneficial for curative treatment of patients with stage I NSCLC. (authors)

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Journal Title
Rinsho Hoshasen
Journal Volume
50
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 285-290
ISSN
0009-9252