Radiation Dose-Volume Effects in the Lung

Lawrence B. Marks, Soren M. Bentzen, Joseph O. Deasy, Feng Ming (Spring) Kong, Jeffrey D. Bradley, Ivan S. Vogelius, Issam El Naqa, Jessica L. Hubbs, Joos V. Lebesque, Robert D. Timmerman, Mary K. Martel, Andrew Jackson

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Abstract

The three-dimensional dose, volume, and outcome data for lung are reviewed in detail. The rate of symptomatic pneumonitis is related to many dosimetric parameters, and there are no evident threshold "tolerance dose-volume" levels. There are strong volume and fractionation effects.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)S70-S76
JournalInternational Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
Volume76
Issue number3 SUPPL.
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2010

Keywords

  • Lung injury
  • Pneumonitis
  • QUANTEC
  • Radiation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiation
  • Oncology
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cancer Research

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