Technological advances in radiation oncology have led to clinical implementation of novel treatment modality. Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)/stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) is an emerging treatment paradigm as a result of image-guidance technology and more sophisticated computational treatment planning system. SBRT/SABR, an example of computational radiosurgery, is a continuum of advances in computational surgery. The role of SBRT/SABR is most important in the management of lung cancer for early primary lung cancer and in oligometastatic lung disease. SBRT/SABR combines the challenges of patient/tumor/normal tissues motion with that of meeting the stringent dosimetric requirements of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). Target delineation, image guidance, patient immobilization, computer-assisted treatment planning, and delivery are essential in the safe and successful practice of SBRT/SABR. Radio-biologic rationale, technical and clinical aspects of SBRT/SABR in the treatment of both primary and metastatic lung cancer as well as the future challenges will be addressed.
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Ren, H., Blackmon, S., & Teh, B. S. (2014). Stereotactic body radiotherapy/stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy for lung cancer. In Computational Surgery and Dual Training: Computing, Robotics and Imaging (pp. 37–56). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8648-0_3
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