International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 77, Issue 3 , Pages 685-690 , 1 July 2010

Early Graphical Appearance of Radiation Pneumonitis Correlates With the Severity of Radiation Pneumonitis After Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) in Patients With Lung Tumors

  • Atsuya Takeda, M.D, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
    • Department of Radiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Toshio Ohashi, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    • Department of Radiology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Etsuo Kunieda, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Etsuo Kunieda, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiology, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582 Japan. Tel: (+81) 3-3353-1211 ex.62531; Fax: (+81) 3-3359-7425
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  • Tatsuji Enomoto, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respirology, Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Naoko Sanuki, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Toshiaki Takeda, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Naoyuki Shigematsu, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Received 13 April 2009 ,Revised 30 May 2009 ,Accepted 1 June 2009.

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    Relationship between the radiation pneumonitis grade and the latent period.

    Relationship between the radiation pneumonitis grade and the latent period.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(09)00836-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.06.001

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 77, Issue 3 , Pages 685-690 , 1 July 2010