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Strange TA, Erasmus LT, Ahuja J, Agrawal R, Shroff GS, Truong MT, Strange CD. Spectrum of Imaging Patterns of Lung Cancer following Radiation Therapy. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:3283. [PMID: 37892105 PMCID: PMC10606648 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13203283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Radiation therapy using conventional or newer high-precision dose techniques, including three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, four-dimensional conformational radiotherapy, and proton therapy, is an important component of treating patients with lung cancer. Knowledge of the radiation technique used and the expected temporal evolution of radiation-induced lung injury, as well as patient-specific parameters such as previous radiotherapy, concurrent chemoradiotherapy, or immunotherapy, is important in image interpretation. This review discusses factors that affect the development and severity of radiation-induced lung injury and its radiological manifestations, as well as the differences between conventional and high-precision dose radiotherapy techniques.
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Affiliation(s)
- Taylor A. Strange
- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Sciences, McGill University, 845 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H3A0G4, Canada
| | - Jitesh Ahuja
- Department of Thoracic Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1478, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (J.A.); (R.A.); (G.S.S.)
| | - Rishi Agrawal
- Department of Thoracic Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1478, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (J.A.); (R.A.); (G.S.S.)
| | - Girish S. Shroff
- Department of Thoracic Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1478, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (J.A.); (R.A.); (G.S.S.)
| | - Mylene T. Truong
- Department of Thoracic Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1478, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (J.A.); (R.A.); (G.S.S.)
| | - Chad D. Strange
- Department of Thoracic Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1478, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (J.A.); (R.A.); (G.S.S.)
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