The development of advanced radiation technologies, including intensity-modulated
radiation therapy (IMRT), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and proton therapy, has …

One of the many challenges of lung cancer radiotherapy is conforming the radiation dose to
the target because of tumor/organ motion and the need to spare surrounding critical …

In this review, image guidance and motion management in radiotherapy for lung cancer is
discussed. Motion characteristics of lung tumours and image guidance techniques to obtain …

Intrafraction tumour motion is an issue that is of increased interest in the era of image-guided
radiotherapy. It is particularly relevant for non-small cell lung cancer, for which a number of …

Purpose Precise patient positioning is critical due to the large fractional doses and small
treatment margins employed for thoracic stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). The …

Patient motion can cause misalignment of the tumour and toxicities to the healthy lung tissue
during lung stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). Any deviations from the reference …

Respiratory motion is one of the geometrical uncertainties that may affect the accuracy of
thoracic radiotherapy in the treatment of lung cancer. Accounting for tumour motion may …

Image guidance allows delivery of very high doses of radiation over a few fractions, known
as stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR). This treatment is associated with excellent …

Radiotherapy has become a critical component for the treatment of all stages and types of
lung cancer, often times being the primary gateway to a cure. However, given that radiation …

The limited ability to control for a tumour's location compromises the accuracy with which
radiation can be delivered to tumour-bearing tissue. The resultant requirement for larger …