Open AccessProton‐based chemoradiation for synchronous bilateral non‐small‐cell lung cancers: A case report
Author(s) -
Shi Wenyin,
Nichols, Jr Romaine C.,
Flampouri Stella,
Li Zuofeng,
Hsi Wen,
Huh Soon,
Ho Meng Wei,
Henderson Randall H.,
Mendenhall Nancy P.,
Hoppe Bradford S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
thoracic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7714
pISSN - 1759-7706
DOI - 10.1111/j.1759-7714.2012.00141.x
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , proton , lung , proton therapy , radiology , chemotherapy , nuclear medicine , external beam radiation , oncology , physics , quantum mechanics
In this case report, we present the history and treatment of a 70‐year‐old man with synchronous bilateral non‐small‐cell lung cancers with proton‐beam radiation. Surgical treatment was not feasible and optimized photon intensity‐modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) to the primary tumors would have resulted in unacceptably high normal‐tissue exposures. Proton‐beam radiation enabled radiation dose escalation and concurrent chemotherapy while maintaining normal‐tissue tolerance.