Radiation pneumonitis following electron beam radiotherapy.
A case of radiation pneumonitis is reported. The problem presented in a postmastectomy breast patient after completion of 5000 rads of high-energy electron beam radiotherapy. Within 7 months the lungs showed almost complete clearing and clinical symptoms had disappeared.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes