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SUBMITTER: Sainathan S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3999679 | biostudies-other | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Sainathan Sandeep S Wu Leester D LD Andaz Shahriyour S
Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society 20140401 2
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a novel form of external beam radiation therapy. It is used to treat early and locally recurrent nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSLC) in medically inoperable patients. It uses high dose, hypofractionated radiotherapy, with targeting of the tumor by precise spatial localization, thus minimizing injury to surrounding tissues. It can be safely used to ablate NSLC in both central and peripheral locations. We present two cases of delayed esophageal perforatio ...[more]