Differences in lung injury after IMRT or proton therapy assessed by 18FDG PET imaging

To compare lung injury among non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with IMRT or proton therapy as revealed by 18F-FDG post-treatment uptake and to determine factors predictive for clinically symptomatic radiation pneumonitis.

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology - January 15, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Nadya Shusharina, Zhongxing Liao, Radhe Mohan, Amy Liu, Andrzej Niemierko, Noah Choi, Thomas Bortfeld Tags: Original article Source Type: research