Correlation of dosimetric factors with the development of symptomatic radiation pneumonitis in stereotactic body radiotherapy

Correlation of dosimetric factors with the development of symptomatic radiation pneumonitis in stereotactic body radiotherapy

Abstract Background The development of radiation pneumonitis (RP) after Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) is known to be associated with many different factors, although historical analyses of RP have commonly utilized heterogeneous fractionation schemes and methods of reporting. This study aims...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey M. Ryckman, Michael Baine, Joseph Carmicheal, Ferdinand Osayande, Richard Sleightholm, Kaeli Samson, Dandan Zheng, Weining Zhen, Chi Lin, Chi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Radiation pneumonitis
Dosimetry
Stereotactic body radiotherapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-020-1479-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-020-1479-6

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