Prognostic analysis of radiation pneumonitis: carbon-ion radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced lung cancer

Prognostic analysis of radiation pneumonitis: carbon-ion radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced lung cancer

Abstract Background Carbon-ion radiotherapy (CIRT) is a promising treatment for locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, especially for patients with inoperable lung cancer. Although the incidence of CIRT-induced radiation pneumonitis (RP) ≥ grade 2 ranges from 2.5 to 9.9%, the association betwe...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiko Hayashi, Naoyoshi Yamamoto, Masataka Karube, Mio Nakajima, Naruhiro Matsufuji, Hiroshi Tsuji, Kazuhiko Ogawa, Tadashi Kamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Radiation pneumonitis
Carbon-ion radiotherapy
Lung cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-017-0830-z

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