ED: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) is a major advance in radiation treatment. For some patients, this allows shorter treatment courses, fewer side effects, and better treatment outcomes. Dr Sean Bydder, Radiation Oncologist, Nedlands Traditionally lung cancers unsuitable for surgery were treated with six to seven week courses of radiotherapy, while metastases to the lung unsuitable for surgery were often not treated. As SBRT is highly accurate, it allows larger doses of radiotherapy to be given with each treatment (fraction). It can avoid normal tissues better than previously possible. Entire radiation courses can be given in three to four fractions.…
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