Radiotherapy for thoracic tumors: association between subclinical interstitial lung disease and fatal radiation pneumonitis

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 45-52

  Yamaguchi, Shinsaku ^a   Ohguri, Takayuki ^b   Matsuki, Yuichi ^a   Yahara, Katsuya ^b   Oki, Hodaka ^b   Imada, Hajime ^c   Narisada, Hiroyuki ^c   Korogi, Yukunori ^b  

^a Kitakyushu General Hospital   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c Tobata Kyoritsu Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interstitial lung disease; Radiation pneumonitis; Thoracic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PNEUMONITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION PNEUMONITIS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84895155618     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: 14377772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-014-0679-1     Document Type: Article

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