Pulmonary complications of radiation therapy

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Abratt, RP
Onc, FR [1 ]
Morgan, GW
Silvestri, G
Willcox, P
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[1] Groote Schuur Hosp, Dept Radiat Oncol, ZA-7925 Cape Town, South Africa
[2] Univ Cape Town, ZA-7925 Cape Town, South Africa
[3] Royal N Shore Hosp, Dept Radiat Oncol, Sydney, NSW 2065, Australia
[4] Med Univ S Carolina, Div Pulm Crit Care, Charleston, SC 29425 USA
[5] Groote Schuur Hosp, Dept Med Resp Clin, ZA-7925 Cape Town, South Africa
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10.1016/S0272-5231(03)00126-6
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R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
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Acute radiation pneumonitis occurs within 1 or 2 months after commencing fractionated irradiation and usually responds to treatment with steroids. Late radiation toxicity is characterized by pulmonary fibrosis that typically begins 6 to 12 months after irradiation that may result in progressive dyspnea and mortality. Patient morbidity depends on factors such as baseline lung functions and the volume of lung irradiated above a threshold radiation dose.
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