The Risk of Early and Late Lung Sequelae After Conformal Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8241908	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2007	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Conclusion: Our analyses indicate that the risks of early and late radiogenic lung sequelae are strongly related to the age of the patient, the volume of the irradiated lung, and the dose to it.

Keywords

TGF-β Lung density Breast cancer Smoking Conformal radiotherapy Radiation pneumonitis

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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The Risk of Early and Late Lung Sequelae After Conformal Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients

Authors

Zsuzsanna M.D., Ph.D., Melinda M.D., Zoltán M.Sc., Elemér Ph.D., Adrienn M.D., Attila M.D., Ph.D., Zsófia M.D., Ph.D., Yvette M.D., Ph.D., Krisztina Ph.D., László M.D., Ph.D.,