Lung Cancer

Research on Lung Cancer Reported by P. Mavroidis et al

Published in Cancer Weekly, March 22nd, 2011

2011 MAR 22 -- According to recent research from Stockholm, Sweden, "The aim of this study was to compare three-dimensional (3D) conformal radiotherapy and the two different forms of IMRT in lung cancer radiotherapy. Cases of four lung cancer patients were investigated by developing a 3D conformal treatment plan, a linac MLC-based step-and-shoot IMRT plan and an HT plan for each case."

"With the use of the complication-free tumour control probability (P+) index and the uniform dose concept as the common prescription point of the plans, the different treatment plans were compared based on radiobiological measures. The applied plan evaluation method shows the...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2011-03-22)

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