Risk of Radiation Pneumonitis after Post-lobectomy Thoracic Radiotherapy for Non-small-cell Lung Cancer

Introduction Patients who had lobectomy prior to thoracic radiotherapy may be more prone to developing radiation pneumonitis (RP) given their smaller remaining lung volume. There is no consensus on the normal lung dose constraints in this population. V20 ≤30% to 35% and mean lung dose (MLD) ≤20 Gy a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hong Kong journal of radiology : HKJR = Xianggang fang she ke yi xue za zhi 2020-03, Vol.23 (1), p.20-26
Hauptverfasser:	Chan, W, Nyaw, JSF, Tin, WWY, Lee, EKC, Lo, SH, Liu, ACH, Wong, FCS
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cancer therapies Chemotherapy Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Dosimetry Histology Hospitals Lung cancer Patients Pneumonectomy Radiation therapy Steroids Terminology
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