OPTION FOR TREATING LUNG CANCER RADIOTHERAPY

Abstract

For lung cancer patients the problem of inadequate locoregional control is correlated with a poor survival. Modern radiotherapy allows optimisation of tumor dose, while spearing sorrounding normal tissue. Higher conformality of the planned dose distributions and higher levels of accuracy in radiotherapy delivery reduces the amount of normal tissues irradiated, such that the tumor and pathologic lymph nodes can be safely irradiated to higher doses. New sophisticated radiotherapy now enables possibility of highly conformal and accurate treatment. In this review we describe recent developments in imaging, treatment planning and treatment delivery that have the potential to increase the efficacy of lung cancer radiation therapy.