Exceptionally high incidence of symptomatic grade 2–5 radiation pneumonitis after stereotactic radiation therapy for lung tumors

Exceptionally high incidence of symptomatic grade 2–5 radiation pneumonitis after stereotactic radiation therapy for lung tumors

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To determine the usefulness of dose volume histogram (DVH) factors for predicting the occurrence of radiation pneumonitis (RP) after application of stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) for lung tumors, DVH factors were measured befor...

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Main Authors: Igaki Hiroshi, Tago Masao, Koyanagi Hiroki, Nakamura Naoki, Nakagawa Keiichi, Yamashita Hideomi, Shiraishi Kenshiro, Sasano Nakashi, Ohtomo Kuni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-06-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.ro-journal.com/content/2/1/21

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