Lung Cancer
Researchers' Work from H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Focuses on Lung Cancer
Published in Cancer Weekly, January 17th, 2012
2012 JAN 17 -- Current study results from the report, "Analysis of incidental radiation dose to uninvolved mediastinal/supraclavicular lymph nodes in patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer treated without elective nodal irradiation," have been published. According to the authors of a study from Tampa, Florida, "Classic teaching states that treatment of limited-stage small cell lung cancer (L-SCLC) requires large treatment fields covering the entire mediastinum. However, a trend in modern thoracic radiotherapy is toward more conformal fields, employing positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans to determine the gross tumor volume (GTV)."
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2012-01-17)
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