A novel nomogram containing acute radiation esophagitis predicting radiation pneumonitis in thoracic cancer receiving radiotherapy
Abstract Background Radiation-induced pneumonitis (RP) is a non-negligible and sometimes life-threatening complication among patients with thoracic radiation. We initially aimed to ascertain the predictive value of acute radiation-induced esophagitis (SARE, grade ≥ 2) to symptomatic RP (SRP, grade ≥...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08264-y |