Predicting the Risk of Radiation Pneumonitis and Pulmonary Function Changes after Breast Cancer Radiotherapy

Background: Radiotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of breast cancer. In the process of radiotherapy, the underling lung tissue receives higher doses from treatment field, which led to incidence of radiation pneumonitis. Objective: The present study aims to evaluate the predictive fact...

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Main Authors: Parinaz Mehnati, Maryam Ghorbanipoor, Mohammad Mohammadzadeh, Behnam Nasiri Motlagh, Asghar Mesbahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering
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Online Access:https://jbpe.sums.ac.ir/article_46524_ff9e7bee9ab8607247af81bdfa987c8b.pdf