Acute radiation-induced pulmonary damage can be a significant cause of morbidity in
radiation therapy of the thorax. A prospective, clinical study was conducted to obtain dose …

Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a catastrophic illness characterized by
hypoxernia usually refractory to increasing concentrations of inspired oxygen administration …

Subject: N28620*-Life Sciences-Radiation Effects on Animals-Vertebrates; ANIMALS;
IONIZING RADIATIONS; LUNGS; RADIATION INJURIES; ANIMALS/radioinduced damage …

Radiation-induced lung injury is a serious complication following thoracic irradiation for the
treatment of lung, breast, or hematologic malignancies. Two distinct lung injury patterns …

Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) represents a common pathway of damage to the
lungs by a wide variety of different agents. The important aetiological factors and …

Although adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been a recognized entity for over
20 years, estimates of its incidence have been very controversial. The most quoted figure is …

MATERIALS AND METHODS In this report are included data on i6 patients for periods up to
40 months after thoracic irradiation. Five cases were presented in an incomplete form in the …

Radiation-induced lung damage presents as a typical “black box” situation. The input, ie, the
dose dependence, and the output, ie, the clinical, histological and radiographic (including …

Purpose: To prospectively study the changes in lung function in patients with lung carcinoma
treated with relatively high doses of irradiation. Methods and Materials: Lung function was …

Inhalation of radioactive particulate material is associated with an increased incidence of
pulmonary neoplasia. Similar evaluation of populations exposed to external radiation is less …