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Summary of Key Points The acute and late toxicity of radiotherapy (RT) for lung cancer usually involves the lungs, esophagus, and heart. Lung Post-RT, there are multiple biochemical and molecular events involving type II pneumocytes, surfactant protein transudation into alveolar…
Introduction and General Considerations Statement of the Problem Incidental irradiation of normal tissues is unavoidable during radiotherapy. The primary determinants of injury are the radiation dose (total dose and dose per fraction) and the volume of normal tissue irradiated. Additional…