Two cases of acute pulmonary distress following very shortly after irradiation of the upper
half of the body are described. The first occurred one hour and forty minutes after irradiation …

Abnormal pulmonary changes following radiation therapy over the lungs have long been
recognized and frequently described. The object of this paper is not a description of these …

While some degree of injury to normal, non-tumor-bearing, intrathoracic structures always
occurs following irradiation for cure or palliation of neoplastic disease, clinical expression of …

Forty-four rabbits were given 3,000 rads to either hemithorax in a single dose. Lung scans
demonstrated decreased perfusion in 52% of the animals at two hours. Perfusion returned to …

Thirty-two rabbits received a single dose of 750, 1,500, 3,000, or 3,500 rads to the right lung,
while another group received a single dose of 4,500-6,000 rads. Unusual perfusion changes …

With refinements in radiotherapeutic techniques in recent years, the incidence of pulmonary
damage attributable to irradiation has decreased. A significant number of patients, however …

IRRADIATION of the thoracic region can induce pathologic changes in normal lung tissue.
Although this reaction to radiation has been known for over thirty years, clinical recognition …

The literature regarding pulmonary radiation damage is briefly reviewed and the clinical and
radiological pattern of the condition is described. 2. Four cases are recorded in which …

Physiologic and anatomic changes following unilateral pulmonary irradiation up to 6,000
rads in dogs were studied. Fractionate irradiation was given to the right lung of 11 dogs …

Irradiation of the lung may lead to several complications including pneumonitis, pulmonary
fibrosis, pleural effusion, and pneumothorax. The development of pulmonary hypertension is …