The Role of Lung Lobes in Radiation Pneumonitis and Radiation-Induced Inflammation in the Lung: A Retrospective Study

摘要

ObjectiveWe examined the relative response to radiation of the upper lung lobes (UL) versus lower lung lobes (LL) of normal lung tissue using normalized [¹⁸F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake per radiation dose received per lung voxel in patients treated with either photons or protons and tested for correlation of the radiation response with clinical pneumonitis.