Progress of dose fraction in radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer

Radiotherapy is one of the main treatment options for patients with advanced limited non small cell lung cancer.From the viewpoint of radiobiology,the change of fractionation schedule in radiotherapy might improve the therapeutic effect.There are many different methods of fractionated irradiation: from conventional radiation including hyperfractionated radiotherapy,accelerated radiotherapy and hypofractionated radiotherapy,etc.In this paper,we summarized the definition of the different types of fractionated irradiation, and its clinical application.