Adaptive Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) for lung cancer using repeat treatment planning CT scan and PET-CT scans.
- Conditions
- cancer of the airwayslung cancer10029107
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON30265
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Eligible patients who will undergo a 4DCT or 4DCT-PET planning scan, and in whom (i) a pre-treatment GTV can be identified and (ii) will receive a minimum dose of 46 Gy in 4 weeks
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who will be irradiated after a complete response to chemotherapy or after a complete surgical resection
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>1.To establish the proportion of patients in whom an initial radiotherapy plan<br /><br>does not provide similar or improved coverage on a repeat planning procedure<br /><br>after 15 fractions.<br /><br>2. To indentify the characteristics of this sub-population of patients and<br /><br>design adaptiveimaging protocols to account for time trends.<br /><br>3. Establish the magnitude of reduction in toxicity risk to lung and esophagus<br /><br>in patients for whom reductions in PTV are possible</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>nvt</p><br>