Low-dose whole-lung irradiation in severe COVID-19 pneumonia: a controlled clinical trial.

Nima Mousavi DarzikolaeeKasra KolahdouzanHamidreza AbtahiHossein KazemizadehMohammadreza SalehiReza GhalehtakiReyhaneh BayaniSeyed Khalil PesteheiTooba GhazanfariFatemeh EbrahiminasabSamaneh SalarvandPeiman HaddadAli KazemianMahdi Aghili

Published in: Journal of medical radiation sciences (2021)

Low-dose WLI could improve the CXR severity score and O2 saturation in severely ill COVID-19 patients, but larger studies are required to determine its impact on mortality.

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