Open AccessAnalysis of predictive parameters for the development of radiation-induced pneumonitis
Author(s) -
Toshiyuki Yamagishi,
Norio Kodaka,
Yoshiyuki Kurose,
Kazuo Watanabe,
Chihiro Nakano,
Kenji Kishimoto,
Takeshi Oshio,
Kumiko Niitsuma,
Hiroto Matsuse
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/atm.atm_355_16
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation pneumonitis , pneumonitis , medical physics , radiology , radiation therapy , lung
Prevention and effective treatment of radiation-induced pneumonitis (RP) could facilitate greater use of radiation therapy (RT) for lung cancer. The purpose of this study was to determine clinical parameters useful for early prediction of RP.