Longitudinal analyses and predictive factors of radiation-induced lung toxicity-related parameters after stereotactic radiotherapy for lung cancer.
Takaya YamamotoYoshiyuki KatsutaKiyokazu SatoYoko TsukitaRei UmezawaNoriyoshi TakahashiYu SuzukiKazuya TakedaKeita KishidaSo OmataEisaku MiyauchiRyota SaitoNoriyuki KadoyaKeiichi JinguPublished in: PloS one (2022)
The results indicated that some parameters peaked at 4 months, but PFTs were the lowest at 12 months. Significant correlations between lung V5 Gy (cc) and changes in DLCO and DLCO/alveolar volume were observed.