Comparing local control and distant metastasis in NSCLC patients between CyberKnife and conventional SBRT.

CONCLUSIONS: In standard-of-care CyberKnife treatments, dose distributions that aid distant control are achieved 95% of the time. Although similar doses could be physically achieved by conventional SBRT, this is not always the case with current prescription practices, resulting in worse DM outcomes for 25% of conventional SBRT patients. Furthermore, CyberKnife was found to provide superior local control compared to VMAT/CRT.
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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - February 6, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Diamant A, Heng VJ, Chatterjee A, Faria S, Bahig H, Filion E, Doucet R, Khosrow-Khavar F, Naqa IE, Seuntjens J Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research