General thoracic surgeryPositron emission tomography combined with diagnostic chest computed tomography enhances detection of regional recurrence after stereotactic body radiation therapy for early stage non–small cell lung cancer
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
ACOSOG
American College of Surgeons Oncology Group
ASTRO
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
CT
computed tomography
EBUS
endobronchial ultrasound
FDG
fluorodeoxyglucose
NCCN
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
NSCLC
non–small cell lung cancer
PET
positron emission tomography
PET/d-chest
positron emission tomography combined with diagnostic chest computed tomography
RECIST
Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
rRFS
regional recurrence-free survival
RTOG
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
SBRT
stereotactic body radiation therapy
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This work was supported in part by the DOD 06131010 grant (B.U.) (P.I. Kachnic).
Disclosures: Authors have nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.
M.I.E. and G.A.R. contributed equally to this research effort.
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