The Dosimetric and Temporal Effects of Respiratory-Gated, High-Dose-Rate Radiation Therapy in Patients With Lung Cancer.

CONCLUSION:: Respiratory-gated radiation therapy in patients with lung cancer can reduce lung dose while maintaining tumor dose. Because treatment delivery during gated therapy is discontinuous, total treatment time may be prolonged. However, this increase in treatment time can be offset by increasing the dose delivery rate. Estimation of treatment time may be helpful in selecting patients for respiratory gating and choosing appropriate gating windows. PMID: 30803374 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Technol Cancer Res Treat Source Type: research