Background Esophagitis and pneumonitis are the most important treatment complications
and dose-limiting toxicities in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with …

The risk of lung injury is a significant limiting factor in the use of thoracic radiotherapy for
lung cancer. Given the high mortality and local failure rates in patients with unresectable …

Due to the radiosensitivity of the lung, toxic endpoints, in the form of radiation pneumonitis
and pulmonary fibrosis, are relatively frequent outcomes following radiation treatment of …

Although radiotherapy improves locoregional control and survival in patients with non-small-
cell lung cancer, radiation pneumonitis is a common treatment-related toxicity. Many …

AIMS: The increasing use of curative radiation treatment in lung cancer mandates accurate
assessment of late lung toxicity. The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group/European …

Results The best GEUD exponential parameter was determined univariately to be either
5.31 (for heterogeneity-corrected plans) or 5.58 (for water-based plans), representing a …

PURPOSE: Poor pulmonary function (PF) is often considered a contraindication to definitive
radiation therapy for lung cancer. This study investigated whether baseline PF was …

Radiation-induced lung injuries mainly include the (acute or sub-acute) radiation
pneumonitis, the lung fibrosis and the bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia …

20 Years of Experience in Static Intensity-Modulated Total-Body Irradiation and Lung Toxicity
Page 1 545 Strahlenther Onkol 2007 · No. 10 © Urban & Vogel 20 Years of Experience in Static …

The spine is the most common site for bone metastases. Radiation therapy is a common
treatment for palliation of pain and for prevention or treatment of spinal cord compression …