Published September 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

High Single Doses of Radiation May Induce Elevated Levels of Hypoxia in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Tumors

  • 1. Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg (Germany)
  • 2. Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven (United States)
  • 3. Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven (United States)

Description

Tumor hypoxia correlates with treatment failure in patients undergoing conventional radiation therapy. However, no published studies have investigated tumor hypoxia in patients undergoing stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). We aimed to noninvasively quantify the tumor hypoxic volume (HV) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tumors to elucidate the potential role of tumor vascular response and reoxygenation at high single doses.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.05.032

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.05.032;
PII
S0360301618308319;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics
Journal Volume
102
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 174-183
ISSN
0360-3016
CODEN
IOBPD3

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
54107156
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ANOXIA; LUNGS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; RADIOTHERAPY
Descriptors DEC
BODY; DISEASES; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THERAPY

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