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Low‐dose radiation pneumonitis
Author(s) -
Braun Sheldon R.,
Dopico Guillermo A.,
Olson Carl E.,
Caldwell William
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197505)35:5<1322::aid-cncr2820350512>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation pneumonitis , pneumonitis , nuclear medicine , radiation therapy , medical physics , radiology , lung
A case demonstrating fulminant radiation pneumonitis following a course of prophylactic whole lung irradiation at doses below 2000 rads, resulting in death, is presented. The importance of predisposing factors and the suspected “sensitizing” factor in this case are discussed.