Coronary Artery Calcifications and Cardiac Risk After Radiation Therapy for Stage III Lung Cancer

Heart dose and heart disease increase the risk for cardiac toxicity associated with radiation therapy. We hypothesized that computed tomography (CT) coronary calcifications are associated with cardiac toxicity and may help ascertain baseline heart disease.

Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - August 18, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Kyle Wang, Hayley E. Malkin, Nicholas D. Patchett, Kevin A. Pearlstein, Hillary M. Heiling, Sean D. McCabe, Allison M. Deal, Panayiotis Mavroidis, Mary Oakey, Jeffrey Fenoli, Carrie B. Lee, J Larry Klein, Brian C. Jensen, Thomas E. Stinchcombe, Lawrence B Tags: Clinical investigation Source Type: research