CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Vol 25, 242-257, Copyright
© 1975 by American Cancer Society
Radiology in Lung Cancer: Problems and Prospects
John D. Armstrong Jr. M.D.1 and
David G. Bragg M.D.2
1 Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Radiology, and Head, Chest Radiology, University of Utah Medical Center; Chief, Radiology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah.
2 Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City.
The role of radiology in lung cancer is focused primarily on tumor definition and follow-up, as well as detection in individuals at high risk. A greater understanding of the classification, staging, biology and treatment of lung cancer should result in the appropriate application of radiologic expertise in the management of these patients.