Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8222787 | International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
To our knowledge, this is the first study that attempts to correlate lung dose and 4DCT ventilation-based function to thoracic toxicity after radiation therapy. Although the results were not significant at the .05 level, our data suggests that incorporating ventilation-based functional imaging can improve prediction for radiation pneumonitis. We present an important first step toward validating the use of 4DCT-based ventilation imaging in thoracic treatment planning.
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Authors
Yevgeniy PhD, Richard PhD, Edward PhD, Susan L. PhD, Zhongxing MD, Thomas MD, PhD, Mary K. PhD,