Diff. stereotactic radiotherapy types for unresect.lung mets

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Diff. stereotactic radiotherapy types for unresect.lung mets

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There are increasing reports that diff. types of the stereotactic radiotherapy are successfully used to treat unresectable lung metastases. There are diff. subtypes of the treatment units used such as CyberKnife, Novalis, Linac etc. with the diff. doses and number of treatments (1-3).

Stereotactic radiotherapy for pulmonary oligometastases: a systematic review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20479693

Stereotactic body radiation therapy for lung metastases.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21726918
I am in the contact with the diff. type of sarcoma patient that had a surgery done by Dr.Rolle in Coswig when Dr.Rolle could not resect one centrally located met and referred that patient to a CyberKnife treatment center for an additional treatment.
CyberKnife Zentrum Norddeutschland Gustrow
E-mail > info@cyberknife-norddeutschland.de
Internet > www.cyberknife-norddeutschland.de
Phone > +49 3843 34599 0
Olga
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