Radiation injury of the lung after stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for lung cancer: A timeline and pattern of CT changes

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 147-154

  Linda, Anna ^a   Trovo, Marco ^b   Bradley, Jeffrey D ^c  

^a SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Oncologic Referral Center   (Italy)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Radiation fibrosis; Radiation pneumonitis; SBRT; Stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PNEUMONITIS; RADIOSURGERY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79958765549     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.10.029     Document Type: Review

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