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TREATMENT BY STAGE<br />

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

Radiotherapy with curative intent<br />

* Continuous Hyperfractionated, Accelerated RT<br />

(CHART) = delivery of 36 treatments of 1.5 Gy 3 times /<br />

day for 12 consecutive days (total dose of 54 Gy);<br />

- 2 - yr survival rate > 20 - 30% (with more esophagites);<br />

* brachytherapy (local radiotherapy delivered by placing<br />

radioactive "seeds" in catheter into tumor bed) delivers ↑<br />

local dose with sparing surrounding normal tissue

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