Table 1.

Preferred hypofractionated RT regimen.

	Preferred fractionated RT regimen	Patient visits and RT fractions saved per patient per RT course (with Preferred fractionated RT regimen over other regimens)
Lung NSCLC
SBRT – Peripheral	54 Gy/3 Fr	1 Fr
SBRT – Central	50 Gy/5 Fr	3 Fr
SBRT	Continue as usual. You may also wish to assess option of delay for minimally growing tumors
Concurrent CTRT	60 Gy/30 Fr	3 Fr
Sequential CTRT	40 Gy/15 Fr or 50 Gy/20 Fr	7–15 Fr
Pall RT lung	8–10 Gy/1 Fr	4 Fr
Lung SCLC
Limited stage: Radical	40 Gy/15 Fr	15 Fr
Limited stage: PCI	25 Gy/10 Fr	No change
Extensive stage: consolidation RT (if needed)	20 Gy/5 Fr	5–10 Fr
Extensive stage: PCI (if needed)	25 Gy/10 Fr (Strongly consider the option of no PCI and MRI regularly)	10 Fr (if RT deferred)
Pall RT lung	8 Gy in 1 Fr	4 Fr

Legends: Gy – Gray, Fr – fraction, SBRT – sterotactic body radiation treatment, RT – radiation, CT – chemotherapy, NSCLC – non small cell lung cancer, SCLC – small cell lung cancer.