578 / 671
Opportunity cost in palliation of NSCLC
• Median survival with inoperable NSCLC
PS 2 - 3 or mets:
120 days
Proportion of survival
• 10Gy / 1f:
0.08%
• 17Gy / 2f:
1.6% ( 6.7% = 8 days )
• 20Gy / 5f:
4.2%
• 30Gy / 10f
10%
• 39Gy / 13f
14.2%