What is Lung Cancer?

Are there different types of Lung Cancer?

Who gets Lung Cancer and what are the risk factors?

What are the signs and symptoms of Lung Cancer?

How is Lung Cancer diagnosed?

Staging and what happens after Lung Cancer is diagnosed?

How is Lung Cancer treated?

What types of radiation technologies are used to treat Lung Cancer? (IMRT, IGRT and Stereostatic Radiosurgery)

What are the side effects of radiation?

What is Respiratory Gating?

How can I learn more about radiation therapy for Lung Cancer at ARC?

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The Radiation Treatment Process

There are different types of lung cancer. In general, they are first divided into two main types of lung cancers: small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. The cancers are typically broken down in this manner because of the way in which they grow, spread and respond to various treatments is very different (this is outlined in subsequent sections).  

Non-small cell lung cancer is further broken down into subtypes, based upon what type of cell from which it originally became malignant. For example: there are glandular types of cells in the lungs, which secrete mucous to help sweep away foreign particles from the bronchial linings. If these cells become malignant, they are called an adenocarcinoma. If the normal squamous cells that line the bronchial airways themselves become malignant, this is called a squamous cell carcinoma. Other types of non-small cell lung cancer include bronchoalveolar carcinoma and large cell carcinoma.

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