Abstract:
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR), methods of high local precision, have been widely used in early stage inoperable nonsmallcell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. In some clinical trials, the 3year local control rate and 3year survival rate were close to the effect of surgery, and had little effect on the pulmonary function of patients.This paper briefly reviews the clinical practice and research progress of SBRT/SABR in early stage NSCLC.