Safety and Effectiveness of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Ultra-Central Lung Lesions: A Systematic Review.

Affiliation

Odette Cancer Centre - Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: [Email]

Abstract

The safety and effectiveness of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) in patients with ultra-central lung tumors is currently unclear. We performed a systematic review to summarize existing data and identify trends in treatment-related toxicity and local control following SABR in patients with ultra-central lung lesions.

Keywords

Local control,Lung tumors,Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy,Stereotactic body radiation therapy,Toxicity,Ultra-central,