Observational study
Chest wall volume receiving >30 Gy predicts risk of severe pain and/or rib fracture after lung stereotactic body radiotherapy
Dunlap NE, Cai J, Biedermann GB, et al.
DoseLab summary
Sixty patients treated with 3–5 fraction SBRT for peripheral lung lesions. The chest wall volume receiving 30 Gy best predicted severe pain or rib fracture; the authors advise limiting it to under 30 cm³ where possible without compromising coverage. DoseLab read the abstract.
Why this is useful
The origin of the widely used chest wall V30 Gy <30 cc goal for 3–5 fraction SBRT.
Reference details
- Title
- Chest wall volume receiving >30 Gy predicts risk of severe pain and/or rib fracture after lung stereotactic body radiotherapy
- Authors / organization
- Dunlap NE, Cai J, Biedermann GB, et al.
- Publication / protocol
- Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010;76(3):796–801
- Version
- Pending verification
- Year
- 2010
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.02.027
- Disease sites
- Lung, GI
- Topics
- SBRT, Chest wall, Dose Constraints
- Fractionation context
- SBRT, 3–5 fx
- Last reviewed by DoseLab
- 2026-09-29