Alj. Schusteruitterhoeve et al., FEASIBILITY OF CURATIVE RADIOTHERAPY WITH A CONCOMITANT BOOST TECHNIQUE IN 33 PATIENTS WITH NONSMALL CELL LUNG-CANCER (NSCLC), Radiotherapy and oncology, 28(3), 1993, pp. 247-251
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27
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology,"Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Thirty-three patients with an inoperable NSCLC were treated with a dos
e of 60 Gy/20 fractions/25 days, using a concomitant boost technique.
A dose of 40 Gy/2 Gy/25 days was given to the tumor area and a part (1
5 patients) or the whole (18 patients) mediastinum. During each sessio
n a simultaneous boost to the tumor of 1 Gy was administered. Moderate
acute oesophageal toxicity was observed in 7/33 patients (22%). One o
ut of 33 patients developed serious late oesophageal toxicity. A corre
lation between the oesophageal toxicity, absorbed oesophageal dose of
irradiation and length of the elective field was observed. Five out of
33 patients developed subacute radiation pneumonitis grade 2 or 3. In
selected patients with inoperable NSCLC radiotherapy, with a dose of
60 Gy/20 fractions/25 days, using a concomitant technique is feasible.