Non-surgical treatment of lung cancer: personalised stereotactic ablative radiotherapy

Hong Kong Med J. 2014 Dec;20(6):529-36. doi: 10.12809/hkmj144269. Epub 2014 Sep 26.

Abstract

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy has emerged as a standard treatment for medically inoperable stage I non-small-cell lung cancer and selected cases of lung metastasis. Techniques to freeze or limit tumour movement during treatment and image-guided radiation delivery are integral to a successful stereotactic ablative treatment without overdose of surrounding normal structures. In this article, the practice in a local oncology institution will be used to illustrate the concept of personalised stereotactic ablative radiotherapy.

Keywords: Lung neoplasms; Radiotherapy/methods.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Palliative Care
  • Radiosurgery