THE ROLE OF MAGNETIC-RESONANCE FOR ASSESSING RADIATION-INDUCED LUNG DAMAGE

Authors
NEWCOMB CH VANDYK PDJ HILL RP
Citation
Ch. Newcomb et al., THE ROLE OF MAGNETIC-RESONANCE FOR ASSESSING RADIATION-INDUCED LUNG DAMAGE, International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 30(1), 1994, pp. 125-132
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology,"Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
03603016
Volume
30
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
125 - 132
Database
ISI
SICI code
0360-3016(1994)30:1<125:TROMFA>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the potential role of Magnetic Resonance for a ssessing radiation-Induced lung damage. Methods and Materials: T1 and T2 relaxation times were measured for lungs excised from Sprague-Dawle y rats at various times following thoracic irradiation. Results: Altho ugh on average a 10% increase was observed in the T2 relaxation times between 30 and 80 days after irradiation, this is too small to affect image contrast. Conclusions: The results indicate that relaxation meas urements are unlikely to yield new information to characterize changes in lung tissue caused by radiation.