[The state of the art: radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer].
The standard radiation schedule for non-small cell lung cancer is conventional fractionated 60-70 Gy/6-7 weeks in Japan, while a split-course or hypofractionated schedule is also used in some institutions in other countries. Hyperfractionated radiotherapy with/without chemotherapy is increasing while no definitive treatment schedule has been established as a standard treatment method. Dose escalation study by 3D-conformal radiotherapy is also an attempt at a breakthrough of radiotherapy in unresectable non-small cell lung cancer.
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Dept. of Radiation Therapy, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases.
D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D017326:Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D015996:Survival Rate