Quantitative assessment of radiation-induced lung changes by computerized optical densitometry of routine chest x-rays

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 421-427

  Bentzen, Søren M ^a,b   Skoczylas, Jerzy Z ^a   Overgaard, Marie ^a   Overgaard, Jens ^a   Nielsen, Ole G ^a   Madsen, Erik Hjøllund ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical radiobiology; Normal tissue effects; Quantitative assay; Radiation induced lung injury; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG INJURY; MASTECTOMY; OPTICAL DENSITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RADIATION INJURY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030050271     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)00163-8     Document Type: Article

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