Modeling radiation pneumonitis of pulmonary stereotactic body radiotherapy: The impact of a local dose-effect relationship for lung perfusion loss.

CONCLUSION: A LDE for perfusion loss provided modest improvement in NTCP model fit for SBRT induced radiation pneumonitis.
PMID: 30825963 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - February 28, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Selvaray J, Lebesque J, Hope A, Guckenberger M, Werner-Wasik M, Peulen H, Giuliani M, Mantel F, Belderbos J, Grills I, Sonke JJ Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research