Tiny beacons light the way for more precise lung cancer radiation

NCT ID NCT02111681

Summary

This study tested a new method to make radiation therapy for lung cancer more accurate. Small beacon devices were implanted near the tumor to track its exact location while patients held their breath during treatment. Researchers wanted to see if this approach was practical and safe, and if it helped deliver radiation more precisely to the tumor while sparing healthy tissue.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering West Harrison

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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