[Radiotherapy and integrated treatment in carcinoma of the lung]

The results of lung cancer treatment are often disappointing. In order to optimise the use of the therapeutic means at our disposal each clinical case should be assessed on a multidisciplinary basis with regard to the stage and type of the tumour. The fundamentals of radiotherapy technique are presented as are the concepts of integrated radiation, chemical and surgical treatment for the two basic groups of microcytomas and non microcytomas.