Application of Robotic Stereotactic Radiotherapy to Peripheral Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer with Curative Intent

• Published in: Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain)) Vol. 21; no. 8; pp. 623 - 631
• Main Authors: Brown, W.T, Wu, X, Fayad, F, Fowler, J.F, García, S, Monterroso, M.I, de la Zerda, A, Schwade, J.G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.10.2009
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - mortality; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - surgery; Cohort Studies; Female; Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine; Humans; Lung Neoplasms - mortality; Lung Neoplasms - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Radiology; Radiosurgery - instrumentation; Radiosurgery - methods; Robotics - methods; Survival Analysis; radiotherapy; CyberKnife; NSCLC; robotic stereotactic radiotherapy; SBRT

Abstract Aims To determine the effectiveness of robotic stereotactic radiotherapy with image guidance and real-time respiratory tracking against early stage peripheral lung cancer. Materials and methods We treated patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with CyberKnife® and analysed...