A Dose Escalation Clinical Trial of Single-Fraction Carbon Ion Radiotherapy for Peripheral Stage I Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Naoyoshi Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Tadaaki Miyamoto, MD, PhD, Mio Nakajima, MD, PhD, Masataka Karube, MD, Kazuhiko Hayashi, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Tsuji, MD, PhD, Hirohiko Tsujii, MD, PhD, Tadashi Kamada, MD, PhD, Takehiko Fujisawa, MD, PhD Journal of Thoracic Oncology Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages 673-680 (April 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.12.012 Copyright © 2016 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Outcomes after single-fraction carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) for local control (LC) in patients receiving 36.0 to 50.0 Gy (relative biological effectiveness [RBE]) versus 28.0 to 34.0 Gy (RBE). Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2017 12, 673-680DOI: (10.1016/j.jtho.2016.12.012) Copyright © 2016 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 (A) Overall survival (OS) in patients receiving 36.0 to 50.0 Gy (relative biological effectiveness [RBE]) versus 28.0 to 34.0 Gy (RBE). (B) Progression-free survival (PFS). Abbreviation: CIRT, carbon ion radiotherapy. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2017 12, 673-680DOI: (10.1016/j.jtho.2016.12.012) Copyright © 2016 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Outcomes of local control (LC) separated by T1 (A) or T2 (B) and individual prescribed doses for three groups: 28.0 to 34.0, 36.0 to 42.0, and 44.0 to 50.0 Gy (relative biological effectiveness [RBE]). Abbreviation: CIRT, carbon ion radiotherapy. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2017 12, 673-680DOI: (10.1016/j.jtho.2016.12.012) Copyright © 2016 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Local control (LC) after carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) for tumor size (T1a, T1b, T2a, and T2b) in patients receiving 44.0 to 50.0 Gy (relative biological effectiveness [RBE]). Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2017 12, 673-680DOI: (10.1016/j.jtho.2016.12.012) Copyright © 2016 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions