Radiation therapy (RT) is a curative treatment for many malignancies and provides effective
palliation in patients with tumor‐related symptoms. However, the biophysical effects of RT …

Thoracic malignancies are often a difficult group of tumors to treat definitively as the
radiation doses needed to achieve a high probability for tumor control are often associated …

Purpose To update literature-based recommendations for techniques used in high-precision
thoracic radiotherapy for lung cancer, in both routine practice and clinical trials. Methods A …

Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) has become a standard treatment option for early
stage, node negative non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients who are either …

Purpose The study aimed to predict acute radiation esophagitis (ARE) with grade≥ 2 for
patients with locally advanced lung cancer (LALC) treated with intensity-modulated radiation …

Progress in the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has been modest over the past
decades until the advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors, which have redefined the …

Lung cancer remains the most common cause of cancer death worldwide. Recent advances
in lung cancer screening, radiotherapy, surgical techniques, and systemic therapy have led …

Background: Breakdown of the mucosal barrier resulting in mucositis is a common adverse
event in patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and radiation. Many studies have …

Radiation-induced esophagitis is the most common local acute toxicity of radiotherapy (RT)
delivered for the curative or palliative intent treatment of lung cancer. Although concurrent …

Background Thoracic radiotherapy (TRT) has been evaluated as a means of improving
overall survival and progression-free survival in patients with extensive stage small-cell lung …