Early CT findings of tomotherapy-induced radiation pneumonitis after treatment of lung malignancy

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Hyun, Jin Park ^a   Kim, Ki Jun ^b   Seog, Hee Park ^a   Kay, Chul Seung ^b   Jung, Suk Oh ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Bupyeong gu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Helical tomography; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Lung cancer; Oncologic imaging; Radiation pneumonitis

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PNEUMONIA; TOMOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION PNEUMONITIS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 69949110700     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.2298     Document Type: Article

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