Risk factors for symptomatic radiation pneumonitis after stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

CONCLUSION: Dosimetric factors of total or ipsilateral lung together with important clinical factors were significant risk factors for symptomatic radiation pneumonitis after SBRT. Constraining mean lung dose can limit clinically significant lung toxicity.
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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - October 20, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Liu Y, Wang W, Shiue K, Yao H, Cerra-Franco A, Shapiro RH, Colin Huang K, Vile D, Langer M, Watson G, Bartlett G, Ai H, Sheski F, Jin JY, Zellars R, Fu P, Lautenschlaeger T, Kong FS Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research