Advances in Radiation Oncology in Lung Cancer

Although decades of laboratory and clinical research have led to incremental improvement in treatment outcome, lung cancer remains one of the most deadly diseases. This volume is unique in being devoted solely to the radiation oncology of lung cancer, and will be of great value to all who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Both non-small cell and small cell lung cancer are considered in detail. Current state-of-the-art treatment strategies and novel approaches that promise further improvements in outcome are explained and evaluated, with the aid of high-quality illustrations. Treatment-related toxicity is discussed, and further individual chapters focus on topics such as quality of life studies, prognostic factors and pitfalls in the design and analysis of clinical trials.

Pretreatment Considerations
Basic Treatment Considerations
Current Treatment Strategies in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Early Stage in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Treatment of Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Radiotherapy for Recurrent Lung Cancer
Radiotherapy of Lung Cancer in the Elderly
Advances in Supportive and Palliative Care for Lung Cancer Patients
Treatment-Related Toxicity
Quality of Life in Radiation Oncology of Lung Cancer
Prognostic Factors in Lung Cancer
Future Strategies in Lung Cancer
Pitfalls in the Design, Conduct, Analysis of Randomised Clinical Trials
New Directions in the Evaluation and Presentation of Clinical Research in Lung Cancer
Subject Index.