Sculpting radiation beam spares lung cancer patients from severe, disabling complication
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22 April 2021Sculpting radiation beam spares lung cancer patients from severe, disabling complication
For many patients with localized lung cancer (non-small-cell lung carcinoma and small cell lung carcinoma), high-dose radiation with concurrent chemotherapy is a potential cure. Yet this treatment can cause severe, acute inflammation of the esophagus (esophagitis) in about one in five patients, requiring hospitalization and placement of a feeding tube.
