Clinical lung cancer
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Clinical lung cancer · Sep 2017
Early Results of Lung Cancer Screening and Radiation Dose Assessment by Low-dose CT at a Community Hospital.
The National Lung Screening Trial showed a reduction in overall and cancer-specific mortality for patients screened with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) versus chest radiograph. Some question whether this can be achieved in community healthcare settings. Our aim was to analyze lung cancer screening outcomes and administered radiation dose using LDCT scans at a community hospital. ⋯ Over half of screening patients diagnosed with non-small-cell lung cancer in our community had stage I disease, which we anticipate translating into significantly improved mortality. Patient radiation dose from LDCT scans is approximately one-fifth that from standard CT chest examinations.