National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nonsurgical treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer: good performance status/definitive intent.

Guideline Title
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nonsurgical treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer: good performance status/definitive intent.



Bibliographic Source(s)
Gewanter RM, Movsas B, Rosenzweig KE, Chang JY, Decker R, Dubey S, Kong FM, Lally BE, Langer CJ, Lee HK, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Lung. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nonsurgical treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer: good performance status/definitive intent. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2010. 11 p. [53 references]

Guideline Status
This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Gewanter RM, Komaki RU, Movsas B, Bradley J, Gopal RS, Lee HK, Rosenzweig KE, Thoms WW Jr, Kaiser LR, Schiller JH, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Lung. Nonsurgical, aggressive therapy for non-small-cell lung cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 14 p. [32 references]

The appropriateness criteria are reviewed annually and updated by the panels as needed, depending on introduction of new and highly significant scientific evidence.

full-text:
National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nonsurgical treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer: good performance status/definitive intent.