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How would you manage a prolonged treatment break in the middle of lung SBRT for early stage NSCLC?

Would you add any additional dose or fractions?
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Radiation Oncology · Tennessee Oncology
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I’ve never had this particular scenario occur but I likely wouldn’t change total dose or fractions unless we are talking about an essentially new course type of delay. Not lung but there is data from the University of Michigan in 2019 looking at an intentional 4-week break after fraction 3 of SBRT f...

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Radiation Oncology · Premiere Radiation Oncology
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I would add additional fractions and escalate the dose to exceptionally high levels to ensure ablation.

During Hurricane Helene, we faced a challenging situation with several lung SABR patients who experienced prolonged interruptions in treatment. Three patients, in particular, had a 3-5 week treatme...

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