Limited disease: Confined to the ipsilateral hemithorax, which can be safely encompassed within a tolerable radiation field (T any, N any, M0; except T3-T4 due to multiple lung nodules that do not fit in a tolerable radiation field)
Extensive disease: Beyond ipsilateral hemithorax, which may include malignant pleural or pericardial effusion or hematogenous metastases (T any, N any, M1a/b; T3-T4 due to multiple lung nodules that do not fit in a tolerable radiation field)