Fatal Radiation Pneumonitis in Patients With Subclinical Interstitial Lung Disease

Clin Lung Cancer. 2018 Jul;19(4):e417-e420. doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2018.02.003. Epub 2018 Feb 17.

Authors

Joshua R Niska¹, Steven E Schild², William G Rule¹, Thomas B Daniels¹, James R Jett³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

PMID: 29526532
DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2018.02.003

No abstract available

Keywords: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Lung cancer; Pulmonary toxicity; Stereotactic body radiation therapy; Thoracic radiotherapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Humans
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / complications*
Lung Neoplasms / complications
Lung Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Male
Radiation Pneumonitis / etiology*