A 45-year-old white man who survived two episodes of the adult respiratory distress
syndrome is discussed. After being on cardiopulmonary bypass twice, he demonstrated no …

METHODS Pulmonary function and vascular resistance were evalu-ated in dogs before and
after irradiation to the chest. All studies were performed under pentobarbital anesthesia. Two …

The incidence of radiation pneumonitis was determined in 43 patients following a single
fraction half body (UHB) irradiation. Radiographs taken before and at least 4 months after …

Radiation therapy is used to treat many intrathoracic and chest wall malignancies. A variety
of changes may occur after radiation therapy to the thorax. Radiation therapy produces …

T he fundamental ability to successfully treat any neoplasm ultimately depends on the
therapeutic ratio, ie, the ability to sterilize the tumor while sparing normal tissues. There are …

T HE response of the tissues of the lung to cancericidal levels of ionizing radiation forms a
complex pattern of differential damage and repair. The remarkable reserve capacity of the …

With the realization in the early 1920s that radiation therapy to the chest caused changes in
the lungs and pleura, the problem of differentiating between the effects of treatment and …

Two children are described who developed fatal pneumonitis after receiving what is
considered to be an acceptable dose of irradiation to the whole thorax, plus additional …