RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nichols, Emma Hitt
T1 Invasive Mediastinal Staging is Not Necessary for Early-Stage NSCLC before SBRT
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2014
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 31
SP 16
OP 17
DO 10.1177/155989771431016
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/31/16.2.abstract
AB Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is a treatment option for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are not eligible for surgical intervention. The staging workup for patients with NSCLC receiving stereotactic SBRT requires an initial positron emission tomographic (PET) imaging. This article analyzes the use of invasive mediastinal staging methods compared to PET imaging alone in patients with NSCLC.