Dose Prescription Methods in Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Small Peripheral Lung Tumors: Approaches Based on the Gross Tumor Volume Are Superior to Prescribing a Dose That Covers 95% of the Planning Target Volume.
Takafumi KomiyamaMasahide SaitoKengo KuriyamaKan MarinoShinichi AokiRyo SaitoJuria MuramatsuYoshiyasu MaehataChen ZeTomoko AkitaTakashi YamadaNaoki SanoKazuya YoshizawaAshizawa KazunariSuzuki HidekazuKoji UedaNam VuHiroshi OnishiPublished in: Technology in cancer research & treatment (2021)
Switching from prescriptions based on 95% of the planning target volume to those based on 98% of the gross tumor volume decreased variations among cases in the overall gross tumor volume dose. Overall, prescriptions based on 98% of the gross tumor volume appear to be more suitable than those based on 95% of the planning target volume in cases of small peripheral lung tumors treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy.