The use of dose-escalated radiation for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer in the U.S., 2004-2013.

Purpose/objectives: The clinical effects of radiation dose-intensification in locally advanced non-small cell lung (NSCLCa) and other cancers are challenging to predict and are ideally studied in randomized trials. The purpose of this study was to assess the use of dose-escalated radiation for locally advanced NSCLCa in the U.S.