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How do you manage a stage I LLL medically inoperable lung cancer in close proximity to the stomach?

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Radiation Oncology · Mayo Clinic

This is a rare but not uncommon problem (or maybe unusual but not infrequent...). There’s a couple ways to approach this, depending on the tools in your department‘s toolkit. These low lying LLL lesions are ones that I always treat with breath hold (or gated if you have that). You could also look at...

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Radiation Oncology · US Oncology

Agree with the prior recommendations of Drs. Olivier and Stephans. Two other potential tips:

1) Oral simethicone to break up gas bubbles 4-6 hrs prior to the sim and each daily treatment, and then NPO

2) Gravity may be your friend with the mobile stomach. NPO for 4-6 hrs and then a sip of oral contr...

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