Patient characteristics
tumours, edema, tumour
TUMOURS, EDEMA, TUMOUR
We enrolled 21 patients; 13 men and 8 women, with a mean age of 61.7 years, in the trial between September 2018 and February 2020. (Table Patient characteristicsLung tumours were selected for SBRT in 16 cases. Only one patient received SBRT for more than one lesion. Treatment details regarding radiotherapy can be found in Table Radiotherapy details. GTV, gross tumour volume; PTV, planning target volume; RT, radiotherapy.To prevent radiation‐induced edema, patient 14 received corticosteroids, i.e., 48 mg of methylprednisolone from the first day of SBRT until 1 day after the last treatment. Steroids were then tapered over 2 weeks.