The relationship of body mass index to setup errors, dosimetric parameters and incidence of radiation pneumonitis in non-small cell lung cancer patients undergo intensity-modulated radiation therapy: a single center observational study.
Xinrui RaoHongyuan LiuYuewen ZhangYaqiong XieGeng WangSheng ZhangGang WuYe WangRui ZhouPublished in: International journal of radiation biology (2023)
Setup error caused by higher BMI might be associated with the dosimetric parameters, as well as the incidence of radiation pneumonitis in NSCLC patients.
Keyphrases
- radiation therapy
- body mass index
- end stage renal disease
- radiation induced
- risk factors
- ejection fraction
- small cell lung cancer
- chronic kidney disease
- weight gain
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- cell therapy
- physical activity
- locally advanced
- patient safety
- rheumatoid arthritis
- squamous cell carcinoma
- mesenchymal stem cells
- advanced non small cell lung cancer
- monte carlo
- rectal cancer