We’ve recently published a new paper “The Effect of Variations in Atelectasis on Tumor Displacement During Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Lung Cancer” in Advances in Radiation Oncology, focusing on how atelectasis (partially collapsed lung) affects tumor position during image-guided radiotherapy. The first author is Nate Tennyson, M.D., a radiation oncology resident who has worked on several projects with our lab.
Nate found that the frequency and magnitude of tumor positional changes was large in atelectatic patients, and recommended such patients be monitored more frequency during therapy.
The paper is open access and can be found here: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2016.12.001