Lung Cancer
Investigators at Washington University publish new data on lung cancer
Published in Cancer Weekly, August 24th, 2010
In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To describe early and late CT patterns of radiographic lung injury after SBRT for lung cancer, and to correlate radiological findings with patient and treatment characteristics. Follow-up CT scans of 68 patients with 70 tumors were divided into 4 periods: (1) 6 weeks; (2) 2-6 months; (3) 7-12 months and (4) 13-18 months after SBRT."
"Early (within 6 months) and late radiological injuries were evaluated according to Ikezoe and Koening, respectively. The correlation between CT findings and patient characteristics was evaluated. Radiographic injury in periods 1 and 2 was: (1) diffuse...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-08-24)
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