TY - JOUR A2 - Yamashita, Hideomi AU - Nagai, Aiko AU - Shibamoto, Yuta AU - Yoshida, Masanori AU - Inoda, Koji AU - Kikuchi, Yuzo PY - 2014 DA - 2014/06/04 TI - Safety and Efficacy of Intensity-Modulated Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Using Helical Tomotherapy for Lung Cancer and Lung Metastasis SP - 473173 VL - 2014 AB - Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) proved to be an effective treatment with acceptable toxicity for lung tumors. However, the use of helical intensity-modulated (IM) SBRT is controversial. We investigated the outcome of lung tumor patients treated by IMSBRT using helical tomotherapy with a Japanese standard fractionation schedule of 48 Gy in 4 fractions (n=37) or modified protocols of 50–60 Gy in 5–8 fractions (n=35). Median patient’s age was 76 years and median follow-up period for living patients was 20 months (range, 6–46). The median PTV was 6.9 cc in the 4-fraction group and 14 cc in the 5- to 8-fraction group (P=0.001). Grade 2 radiation pneumonitis was seen in 2 of 37 patients in the 4-fraction group and in 2 of 35 patients in the 5- to 8-fraction group (log-rank P=0.92). Other major complications were not observed. The LC rates at 2 years were 87% in the 4-fraction group and 83% in the 5- to 8-fraction group. Helical IMSBRT for lung tumors is safe and effective. Patients with a high risk of developing severe complications may also be safely treated using 5–8 fractions. The results of the current study warrant further studies of helical IMSBRT. SN - 2314-6133 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/473173 DO - 10.1155/2014/473173 JF - BioMed Research International PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -