Acute radiation pneumonitis lacks any single pathognomonic morphologic feature, but is a
diagnosis made from a combination of alveolar septal thickening, proliferation and …

A case of fatal bilateral radiation pneumonitis is presented. Although only the mediastinum,
thoracic vertebra, and lower half of the right lung were irradiated, the patient developed …

A case demonstrating fulminant radiation pneumonitis following a course of prophylactic
whole lung irradiation at doses below 2000 rads, resulting in death, is presented. The …

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 …

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 …

Histologic evaluation of the lungs was done at autopsy in 215 patients who had received
thoracic radiation. The presence or absence of tissue changes noted were: edema …

The purpose of this report is to review the entity of radiation pneumonitis and to emphasize
those aspects that remain unsettled and warrant experimental investigation. Increased …

Pulmonary changes following radiation therapy of carcinoma of the breast have been
reported frequently with the use of direct portals. In an attempt to deliver adequate radiation …

The acute radiation pneumonitis syndrome of increasing cough with dyspnes and
characteristic radiographic changes developed in 44 of 245 patients (17.5%) who were …

BACKGROUND The authors attempted to determine the incidence of and risk factors for
clinical radiation pneumonitis in patients treated for lung carcinoma. They also sought to …