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: 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 …

Purpose: To identify factors that may predict for severe radiation pneumonitis or
pneumonopathy (RP), we reviewed a set of simple, commonly available characteristics …

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 …

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 assess the difficulty of assigning a definitive clinical diagnosis of radiation (RT)-
induced lung injury in patients irradiated for lung cancer. Methods: Between 1991 and 2003 …

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 …

Although radiation therapy provides the backbone of primary and adjuvant therapy for
several thoracic malignancies, the lungs have long been known to be exquisitely sensitive to …

A contemporary review of radiation pneumonitis : Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine A
contemporary review of radiation pneumonitis : Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine Log …