Hanyang Medical Reviews  2014;34(1):45-50

doi:10.7599/hmr.2014.34.1.45

Role of Radiation Therapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Focused on Stereotactic Ablative Radiation Therapy in Stage I.

Yong Chan AHN 1

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Keywords

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Stereotaxic Techniques; Radiotherapy

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Radiation therapy has played a key role, together with surgery and systemic chemotherapy, in treating in all stages of non-small cell lung cancer. We have witnessed remarkable improvements in radiation therapy techniques, with the innovations in hardware and software. Stereotactic ablative radiation therapy, which can deliver high radiation dose focused to small target volume, represents one of the state-of-the-art radiation therapy techniques. The technical development of radiation therapy and the role of stereotactic ablative radiation therapy in treating inoperable stage I non-small cell lung cancer are briefly reviewed.