Extent and computed tomography appearance of early radiation induced lung injury for non-small cell lung cancer.
CONCLUSION: Radiologic injuries were frequently found in follow-up CT scans after radiotherapy for NSCLC patients. The risk of a radiologic response increased with increasing time and lung dose metrics, and depended on patient age and smoking status.
PMID: 28259449 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - Category: Radiology Authors: Bernchou U, Christiansen RL, Asmussen JT, Schytte T, Hansen O, Brink C Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research
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