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1299191

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-7
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of dose rate to the lungs and development of interstitial pneumonitis (IP) was evaluated in 114 bone marrow transplant patients receiving fractionated total body irradiation (TBI) (1200 rads TD in 6 fractions twice daily over 3 days) as part of their pre-conditioning regimen. The tumour dose (TD) was calculated as the mean lung dose as previously described (1). A 6MV linear accelerator at a mid-line dose rate of 7.5 rads/minute was used between March 1981 and June 1985 and a Co-60 source at 5 rads/minute thereafter. This resulted in a range of dose rates to the lung of between 6.9 and 8.9 rads/minute and 2.9 and 6.5 rads/minute respectively. In the majority of patients the aetiology of IP was investigated by lung biopsy with histology and culture. There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of IP over the two sets of dose rates. Our study suggest that the incidence of IP using fractionated TBI is not influenced by dose rates below 8.9 rads per minute.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0004-8461
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
317-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Lung dose rate and interstitial pneumonitis in total body irradiation for bone marrow transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article