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Do you use any drugs prophylactically to reduce the risk of radiation pneumonitis in lung SBRT?

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Radiation Oncology · Tennessee Oncology

I have not although there are varying levels of evidence to support each of these agents. I think it points to a broader failure as a field to develop radioprotective strategies that could enhance our therapeutic ratio. RTOG 0123 made an attempt at a prospective evaluation of captopril to reduce rad...

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