Radiation dose-volume effects in the lung.
meta_analysis · Level I
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 20171521.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.06.091 and PMC identifier 3576042.
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Abstract
The three-dimensional dose, volume, and outcome data for lung are reviewed in detail. The rate of symptomatic pneumonitis is related to many dosimetric parameters, and there are no evident threshold "tolerance dose-volume" levels. There are strong volume and fractionation effects.
Medical subject headings
- Lung
- Radiation Pneumonitis