Is there increased risk with lung SBRT in a patient who has a mild asymptomatic pneumothorax in the field after CT-guided needle biopsy?  

I'd be curious what others thought but my quick thought is probably not. If I can extrapolate (i.e., make up) what might be the course of events and what you might want to consider... You send a patient for bx to confirm malignancy and see them right after for sim. The patient is noted by IR to hav...

There are rare reports of the development of spontaneous pneumothorax in the field (without concurrent rib fracture) in patients with peripheral lesions treated with SBRT with most being grade 1 toxicity. In the surgical setting, a history of spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with the risk of d...