Long-term results of high-dose conformal radiotherapy for patients with medically inoperable T1-3N0 non-small-cell lung cancer: Is low incidence of regional failure due to incidental nodal irradiation?

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8247730	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2006	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Conclusions: Radiation dose is positively associated with overall survival in patients with medically inoperable T1-3N0 NSCLC, though long-term results remain poor. The nodal failure rate is low and does not seem to be due to high-dose incidental irradiation.

Keywords

Medically inoperable Non–small-cell lung cancer

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Long-term results of high-dose conformal radiotherapy for patients with medically inoperable T1-3N0 non-small-cell lung cancer: Is low incidence of regional failure due to incidental nodal irradiation?

Authors

Ming M.D., M.S., James A. M.D., Randall K. Ph.D., Daniel R.T.P., C.M.D., Shaneli M.D., Feng-Ming M.D., Ph.D.,