Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
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Histologically-proven NSCLC | Involvement of supraclavicular lymph nodes |
Tumor stage III A – C according to the UICC TNM classification (8th edition) | Additional pulmonary lesion (in the same or another lobe) |
Indication for definitive thoracic CRT | Previous thoracic RT, if previous and current target volumes overlap |
Age ≥ 18 years | Patients who have not yet recovered from acute toxicities of prior therapies |
ECOG Score 0–2 (KPI ≥ 70%) | Contraindications against MRI scans |
Adequate pulmonary function for CRT | |
Ability to lie still on the MR-linac table ≥ 1 h | |
Ability to hold one’s breath > 20 s | |
Successful completion of MR-guided RT simulation on the treatment machine |