Reexpansion of atelectasis caused by use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) before radiation therapy (RT)

Reexpansion of atelectasis caused by use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) before radiation therapy (RT)

Introduction: Although radiation therapy (RT) is an effective treatment for malignant atelectasis, its accurate delivery is challenging because of difficulty differentiating between tumor and atelectatic lung. Furthermore, reexpansion of lung during treatment repositions tumor and normal structures...

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Main Authors: Sarit Appel, MD, Noam Weizman, BSc, Tima Davidson, MD, Damien Urban, MD, Yaacov Richard Lawrence, MD, Zvi Symon, MD, Jeffrey Goldstein, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109416300021

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