Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
Radiation therapy can cause early or late pulmonary complications
Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, May 14th, 2004
According to published research from South Africa, "Acute radiation pneumonitis occurs within 1 or 2 months after commencing fractionated irradiation and usually responds to treatment with steroids."
"Late radiation toxicity is characterized by pulmonary fibrosis that typically begins 6 to 12 months after irradiation that may result in progressive dyspnea and mortality," wrote R.P. Abratt and colleagues, Groote Schuur Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology.
The researchers concluded, "Patient morbidity depends on factors such as...
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