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TREATMENT BY STAGE<br />

STAGES I - II NSCLC. VII.<br />

Radiotherapy with curative intent<br />

* usually midplane doses of 55 - 60 mGy (5500 - 6000<br />

rad, either split course or continuous fraction<br />

radiotherapy);<br />

- major concern: amount of lung parenchyma and<br />

other thoracic organs (spinal cord, heart and<br />

esophagus) included in treatment plan;<br />

* deleterious effects of radiation on pulmonary<br />

function often hampers treatment in pts with major<br />

underlying pulmonary disease

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