Radiology and Oncology (Apr 2023)

Subpleural fibrotic interstitial lung abnormalities are implicated in non-small cell lung cancer radiotherapy outcomes

  • Ito Makoto,
  • Katano Takuma,
  • Okada Hiroaki,
  • Sakuragi Ami,
  • Minami Yoshitaka,
  • Abe Souichiro,
  • Adachi Sou,
  • Oshima Yukihiko,
  • Ohashi Wataru,
  • Kubo Akihito,
  • Fukui Takayuki,
  • Ito Satoru,
  • Suzuki Kojiro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2023-0018
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 57, no. 2
pp. 229 – 238

Abstract

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The relationship between interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) and the outcomes of lung cancer radiotherapy is unclear. This study investigated whether specific ILA subtypes are risk factors for radiation pneumonitis (RP).

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