Chronic radiation myelitis.
- 1 August 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 144 (3), 609-612
- https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.144.3.6808557
Abstract
From March 1971 to Sept. 1973, 200 patients with primary bronchogenic carcinoma received 4000 rad (40 Gy [gray]) by means of split-course accelerated fractionation. Forty-five patients (22.5%) survived more than 11 mo.; of these, 6 (13.3%) had progressive myelitis. Rapid fractionation apparently is preferred in some centers and may be undergoing a resurgence. Experience with this technique and the current understanding of the factors which affect the development of radiation myelitis are reviewed.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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