Stereotactic body radiotherapy is a common method to treat early-stage lung cancer in nonoperable patients. Many of these devices rely on fiducial markers to help guide the therapy and must be placed in or around the target lesion. This review will focus on the utility of bronchoscopy for placing these markers.
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