JAMA Oncology – IMRT shows improved safety for locally advanced NSCLC

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”Improvements in radiation using IMRT translated into less pneumonitis for locally-advanced NSCLC in NRG Oncology-RTOG 0617 compared to 3D-CRT. Planning should minimize the heart V40Gy and lung V20Gy, as the lung V5Gy had no long-term impact on outcome.”

Long-Term Prospective Outcomes of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Lung Cancer.

Authors: Stephen G. Chun, Chen Hu, Ritsuko U. Komaki, Robert D. Timmerman, Steven E. Schild, Jeffrey A. Bogart, Michael C. Dobelbower, Walter Bosch, Vivek S. Kavadi, Samir Narayan, Puneeth Iyengar, Clifford Robinson, Jan Rothman, Adam Raben, Mark E. Augspurger, Robert M. MacRae, Rebecca Paulus, Jeffrey D. Bradley.

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