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2. Radiation-induced lung injury - Wikipedia

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   Radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) is a general term for damage to the lungs as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation. [1] In general terms, such damage is divided into early inflammatory damage ( radiation pneumonitis ) and later complications of chronic scarring ( radiation fibrosis ).

3. Pulmonary toxicity - Wikipedia

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   Pulmonary toxicity is the medical name for side effects on the lungs. Although most cases of pulmonary toxicity in medicine are due to side effects of medicinal drugs, many cases can be due to side effects of radiation (radiotherapy). Other (non-medical) causes of pulmonary toxicity can be chemical compounds and airborne particulate matter.

4. Treatment of infections after exposure to ionizing radiation

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   The patient that develops neutropenia after radiation is susceptible to irradiation damage to other tissues, such as the gastrointestinal tract, lungs and the central nervous system. These patients may require therapeutic interventions not needed in other types of neutropenic infections.

5. Radiation fibrosis syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Pulmonary fibrosis is not currently curable; but some steps can be taken to minimize its effects, such as changing the treatment regimen. Other measures that should be taken into account are quitting smoking (if applicable), oxygen therapy, pulmonary rehabilitation, vaccination against influenza and pneumococcus to prevent lung infections, or in extreme cases, a lung transplant.

6. Acute radiation syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Acute radiation syndrome (ARS), also known as radiation sickness or radiation poisoning, is a collection of health effects that are caused by being exposed to high amounts of ionizing radiation in a short period of time. [1] Symptoms can start within an hour of exposure, and can last for several months.

7. Radiation therapy - Wikipedia

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   Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) refers to one or several stereotactic radiation treatments with the body, such as the lungs. [ 74 ] Some doctors say an advantage to stereotactic treatments is that they deliver the right amount of radiation to the cancer in a shorter amount of time than traditional treatments, which can often take 6 ...