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Lung Shielding

Lung Shielding is a radioprotective technique in radiation oncology that involves the strategic placement of physical attenuators during Total Body Irradiation to selectively reduce radiation dose delivery to the pulmonary tissue while maintaining adequate exposure to the rest of the body.

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Publications

662

Citations

140

Authors

23

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

17

Radiation pneumonitis in patients treated for malignant pulmonary lesions with hypofractionated radiation therapy

Gerben R. Borst, Masayori Ishikawa, Jasper Nijkamp et al. · Radiotherapy and Oncology · 2009 · 143 citations

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Comparison of two total body irradiation fractionation regimens with respect to acute and late pulmonary toxicity

Ramesh Gopal, Chul S. Ha, Susan L. Tucker et al. · Cancer · 2001 · 71 citations · Full text

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Prediction and prevention of transplant-related mortality from pulmonary causes after total body irradiation and allogeneic stem cell transplantation

Bipin N. Savani, Aldemar Montero, Colin O. Wu et al. · Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation · 2005 · 57 citations · Full text

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The Use of Thin Lung Shields to Deliver Limited Whole-Lung Irradiation During Mantle-Field Treatment of Hodgkin's Disease

Bernice Palos, Hillard Kaplan, C. J. Karzmark · Radiology · 1971 · 53 citations

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Total body irradiation with or without lung shielding for allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.

Boris Labar, Vinko Bogdanić, Dan Nemet et al. · PubMed · 1989 · 53 citations

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Authors

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  1. AJ
    A. John Barrett

    National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, United States

    2 publications · 90 citations

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    h-index

  2. BN
    Bipin N. Savani

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States

    2 publications · 90 citations

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  3. MJ
    Michael J. Cicale

    University of Florida, United States

    1 publications · 28 citations

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  4. RR
    Rodney R. Million

    University of Florida, United States

    1 publications · 28 citations

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  5. HC
    Hsiu‐Hao Chang

    National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan

    1 publications · 24 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

23

  1. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, United States

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    596 citations

  2. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

    Bethesda, United States

    2 h-index

    11 publications

    579 citations

  3. Sapporo University

    Sapporo, Japan

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    429 citations

  4. National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei, Taiwan

    1 h-index

    30 publications

    720 citations

  5. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    1 h-index

    9 publications

    513 citations

  6. Hadassah Academic College

    Jerusalem, Israel

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    164 citations

  7. University of Zagreb

    Zagreb, Croatia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    53 citations

  8. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

    Houston, United States

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    140 citations

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Venues

  1. British Journal of Haematology

    BJH · 2 publications · 73 citations

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  2. Radiology

    2 publications · 63 citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 2 publications · 65 citations

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  4. Cancer

    1 publications · 71 citations

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  5. Journal of Clinical Oncology

    1 publications · 28 citations

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