Do you wait a certain time period before initiating palliative or definitive radiation to NSCLC after airway interventions such as rigid bronchoscopy tumor debulking, APC, etc.?

Good question and the data is sparse. It really depends on the reason for the therapeutic bronchoscopy. If the patient has a collapsed lung due to endobronchial obstruction, it is reasonable to wait for lung reexpansion. Delivering radiation to a collapsed lung can commonly reduce the likelihood of ...