Imaging of radiation treatment of lung cancer

Publication date: Available online 6 March 2018
Source:Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Author(s): Marcelo F Benveniste, Sonia L. Betancourt Cuellar, Daniel Gomez, Girish S. Shroff, Brett W. Carter, Ana Paula A. Benveniste, Edith M. Marom
Radiation therapy is an important modality in the treatment of patients with lung cancer. Recent advances in delivering radiotherapy were designed to improve loco-regional tumor control by focusing higher doses on the tumor. More sophisticated techniques in treatment planning include three dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D CRT), intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), and proton therapy. These methods may result in non-traditional patterns of radiation injury and various radiologic appearances that can be mistaken for recurrence, infection and other lung diseases. Knowledge of radiological manifestations, awareness of new radiation delivery techniques and correlation with radiation treatment plans are essential in order to correctly interpret imaging in these patients.



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