The Radiotherapy of Pulmonary Carcinoma by X-ray Knife and CT Followed up / 实用放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the value of X-ray Knife in the stereotaxis radiotherapy of lung cancer.Methods 52 cases with pulmonary carcinoma were treated with X-ray knife,before and after that,general radiotherapy was applied.After whole radiotherapy,2 or 3 months later,all patients were followed by CT scan.The changes of tumor and clinical appearances were compared before and after therapy.The curative effect was estimated according to clinical appearances and CT findings.Results 6 patients were complete response(11.5%) ,29 patients were partial response(55.8%) and 13 patients were no changes or reduced less than 50%.The total responsive rate was 92.3%.Conclusion The treatment of lung cancer with X-ray Knife can give tumor accuracy high dosage irradiation.The short term therapeutic effectiveness is significant and safe on clinical.