[Irradiation pneumonitis after high voltage treatment of carcinoma of the breast (author's transl)].
Pulmonary changes following irradiation after post-operative high voltage therapy of the carcinoma of the breast is usually greater than following orthovoltage treatment. Among our own 635 patients, treated post-operatively with telecobalt including the chestwall, pneumonitis occurred in 35%. The data published in the literature and our own show the need for refined techniques of irradiation and individual planning.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology*; D011832:Radiation Injuries; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000009:adverse effects*
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes
Die Strahlenpneumonitis nach Hochvolttherapie des Mammakarzinoms