title: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer.
abstract: Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), also known as stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, is a technique of external beam radiation that delivers precisely targeted, ablative doses to extracranial sites. It has become an integral component of the management of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In this review, we discuss the technology and techniques used in treatment planning and delivery, the efficacy and toxicity of SBRT for medically inoperable early-stage NSCLC, and the preliminary investigations into the role of SBRT for operable early-stage NSCLC.
authors.affiliation: From the Radiation Oncology Department, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Genevieve
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maquilan
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Timmerman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic