In thoracic and total body irradiation (TBI) the lung represents a dose-limiting organ. In the
setting of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) TBI provides a high …

Radiation-induced lung disease (RILD) due to radiation therapy is common. Radiologic
manifestations are usually confined to the lung tissue within the radiation port and are …

Both the incidence and the spectrum of lung disease caused by cancer therapy have
steadily expanded as increasingly aggressive regimens have been implemented. Two of the …

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 …

Several nonpulmonary conditions may cause acute respiratory distress in adults. A review of
75 such patients revealed that the physiological and pathological patterns were constant …

Shortly after the establishment of our respiratory care unit in 1964, serving both medical and
surgical patients, we noticed that severe, unexpected, and life-threatening acute respiratory …

Autopsy (A-18-60): Residual lymphosarcoma was identified in both ovaries, one kidney, the
uterine cervix, vaginal mucosa, bone marrow, and abdominal lymph nodes. No tumor was …

With the present trend toward higher radiation dosages in an attempt to control pulmonary,
esophageal, and other thoracic lesions, the danger of producing post-irradiation pulmonary …

Clinical, radiological, and pathologic data for nine children with adult respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) were reviewed. The children ranged in age from 7 months to 15 years …