Background: Risk factors for severe radiation pneumonitis, which often spreads beyond
treatment portals and may even be bilateral, have not been fully investigated. The purpose …

Purpose: To determine the risk factors contributing to developing of radiation pneumonitis
(RP) in patients with lung cancer who undergo radiation therapy to the thorax. Methods and …

Objective This study was undertaken to identify the factors predictive of radiation
pneumonitis (RP) in 69 non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with thoracic radiation …

Purpose Thoracic radiotherapy is a major treatment modality of stage III non-small cell lung
cancer. The normal lung tissue is sensitive to radiation and radiation pneumonitis is the most …

BACKGROUND The authors attempted to determine the incidence of and risk factors for
clinical radiation pneumonitis in patients treated for lung carcinoma. They also sought to …

Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate the risk factors for acute radiation pneumonitis (RP)
and long-term prognosis of patients with lung cancer treated by thoracic radiotherapy …

Purpose We examined clinical and dosimetric factors as predictors of symptomatic radiation
pneumonitis (RP) in lung cancer patients and evaluated the relationship between interstitial …

Methods: Of the 110 patients that were reviewed, 86 were chosen for a retrospective
analysis. A diagnosis of RP was made based on clinical assessment in the first 6 to 12 …

Purpose: Radiation pneumonitis is a serious complication that develops after thoracic
irradiation. The purpose of this study was to identify prognostic factors for severe radiation …

Introduction This study investigated the clinical characteristics and predictive factors for
developing acute extended radiation pneumonitis with a focus on the presence and …