Estimated radiation pneumonitis risk after photon versus proton therapy alone or combined with chemotherapy for lung cancer

Ivan Storgaard Vogelius, David C Westerly, Marianne C Aznar, George M Cannon, Stine S Korreman, Thomas R Mackie, Minesh P Mehta, Søren M Bentzen

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    Abstract

    Traditionally, radiation therapy plans are optimized without consideration of chemotherapy. Here, we model the risk of radiation pneumonitis (RP) in the presence of a possible interaction between chemotherapy and radiation dose distribution.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalActa Oncologica
    Volume50
    Issue number6
    Pages (from-to)772-6
    Number of pages5
    ISSN0284-186X
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

    Keywords

    • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
    • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
    • Chemoradiotherapy
    • Humans
    • Lung Neoplasms
    • Monte Carlo Method
    • Photons
    • Protons
    • Radiation Pneumonitis
    • Risk Factors
    • Treatment Outcome

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