P3-042: Image-Guided Radiation Therapy for Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Lung Tumor
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Image-Guided Robotic Stereotactic Radiation Therapy with Fiducial-Free Tumor Tracking for Lung Cancer
PURPOSE Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for early-stage lung cancer can be achieved with several methods: respiratory gating, body frame, or real-time target and motion tracking. Two target tracking methods are currently available with the CyberKnife® System: the first one, fiducial tracking, requires the use of radio-opaque markers implanted near or inside the tumor, while the other...
متن کاملStereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
When Policy Topic is covered Stereotactic radiosurgery using a gamma or LINAC unit may be considered medically necessary for the following indications: arteriovenous malformations; acoustic neuromas; pituitary adenomas; non-resectable, residual, or recurrent meningiomas; craniopharyngiomas; glomus jugulare tumors; solitary or multiple brain metastases in patients having good perfo...
متن کاملStereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
The following Protocol contains medical necessity criteria that apply for this service. It is applicable to Medicare Advantage products unless separate Medicare Advantage criteria are indicated. If the criteria are not met, reimbursement will be denied and the patient cannot be billed. Preauthorization is not required except for the treatment of cancers of the prostate, breast, lung, colon and ...
متن کاملStereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
PLEASE NOTE: Contracts exclude from coverage, among other things, services or procedures that are considered investigational or cosmetic. Providers may bill members for services or procedures that are considered investigational or cosmetic. Providers are encouraged to inform members before rendering such services that the members are likely to be financially responsible for the cost of these se...
متن کاملStereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
The following Protocol contains medical necessity criteria that apply for this service. It is applicable to Medicare Advantage products unless separate Medicare Advantage criteria are indicated. If the criteria are not met, reimbursement will be denied and the patient cannot be billed. Preauthorization is not required. Please note that payment for covered services is subject to eligibility and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Thoracic Oncology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1556-0864
DOI: 10.1097/01.jto.0000283799.65855.65