Abstract
Curative surgery is not an option for many patients with clinical stage I non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) because of associated comorbidities. Stereotactic radiosurgery with the CyberKnife® (Accuray Incorporated, Sunnyvale, CA) tumor tracking system may be an option for many of these medically inoperable patients. Here we provide a concise overview of the standard treatment options for stage I lung cancer and a practical summary of the Georgetown University Hospital stereotactic radiosurgery treatment protocol. We review preliminary outcomes for single small peripheral lung tumors uniformly treated with the CyberKnife using the Synchrony® (Accuray Incorporated, Sunnyvale, CA) motion tracking module.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Treating Tumors that Move with Respiration |
Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
Pages | 145-153 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783540698852 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2007 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Medicine