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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Radiation therapy, stereotactic (SBRT)

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I.ac Acute radiation pneumonitis

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Last update : 24/11/2013
 
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Drug and radiation history
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Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms
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Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug
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Remission of symptoms with removal of drug
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Radiation therapy (early effects)
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Radiation therapy (medium term & late effects)
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Radiation therapy to the chest
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Publications

Acute radiation pneumonitis after conformational radiotherapy for nonsmall cell lung cancer: clinical, dosimetric, and associated-treatment risk factors.
Journal of cancer research and therapeutics 2013;9;447-51 2013
Exceptionally high incidence of symptomatic grade 2-5 radiation pneumonitis after stereotactic radiation therapy for lung tumors.
Radiation oncology (London, England) 2007 Jun 07;2;21 2007 Jun 07

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