Cyberknife ® stereotactic radiation therapy for stage I lung cancer and pulmonary metastases: evaluation of local control at 24 months.

Conclusions: The best results were obtained with small lesions. With Synchrony®, the distance of the target relative to the fiducial markers should be less than 50 mm. Gold seeds are recommended, although coils may be used instead of gold seeds. The number of fiducial markers did not have a significant impact on the probability of local control. With an appropriate tracking method, stereotactic radiotherapy is an efficient treatment for stage I lung cancer and lung oligometastases. PMID: 30233872 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Thorac Dis Source Type: research