Radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) encompasses any lung toxicity induced by radiation
therapy (RT) and manifests acutely as radiation pneumonitis and chronically as radiation …

With the recent success of checkpoint inhibitors and other immunomodulating agents, there
has been renewed interest in the combination of such agents with radiation. The biologic …

Organising pneumonia is defined pathologically by the presence in the distal air spaces of
buds of granulation tissue progressing from fibrin exudates to loose collagen containing …

Purpose: To identify factors that may predict for severe radiation pneumonitis or
pneumonopathy (RP), we reviewed a set of simple, commonly available characteristics …

T he fundamental ability to successfully treat any neoplasm ultimately depends on the
therapeutic ratio, ie, the ability to sterilize the tumor while sparing normal tissues. There are …

Recent data from several investigators, including our unit, have provided additional
information on the etiology of radiation-induced lung damage. These data suggest that there …

Radiation pneumonitis is a distinct clinical entity that differs from other pulmonary symptoms
such as allergic pneumonitis, chemical pneumonitis, or pneumonia by various infectious …

The criteria and terminology for diagnosing interstitial lung disease (ILD), a diverse range of
pulmonary fibrotic disorders that affect the alveoli of the lungs, have been variable and …

BACKGROUND The authors attempted to determine the incidence of and risk factors for
clinical radiation pneumonitis in patients treated for lung carcinoma. They also sought to …

Radiation-induced pneumonitis and fibrosis are dose-limiting side effects of thoracic
irradiation. Thoracic irradiation triggers acute and chronic environmental lung changes that …