A Comparison of Radiation Techniques in Patients Treated With Concurrent Chemoradiation for Stage III Non-Small Cell  Lung Cancer

The standard of care in management of patients with good performance status and unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) therapy is concurrent chemoradiation. Newer techniques such as intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) are replacing 3-dimensional conformal radiation (3DCRT) despite low-quality evidence of improved outcomes. We used population-based data to examine survival outcomes by radiation technique.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Clinical Investigation Source Type: research