Respiratory-Gated Radiotherapy Reduces Need for Repeat Planning: Presented at ELCC

Timothy A. O'Leary

GENEVA -- April 29, 2008 -- Use of respiratory-gated radiotherapy (RGRT) in patients with locally advanced lung cancer reduces the need to adapt or modify radiotherapy treatment plans, researchers reported here at the 1st European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC).

Jason Pantarotto, MD, Radiation Oncologist, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, and his collaborators designed their trial to evaluate whether adaptive modification of RGRT treatment plans was needed in patients receiving concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

"Our preliminary results suggest that adaptive radiotherapy has a limited role when RGRT is used to reduce toxicity," he said in his presentation on April 25.

source: Doctors Guide