Assessment of radiation pneumonitis and predictive factors in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy

The results suggest that regardless of all proposed factors predictive for RP, the most important influenceable significant factor still is dose to the lung. The main aim should be to avoid RP grade ≥ 3, where a substantial proportion of patients suffer from prevailing sequalae. Consequently, the technical improvement and precision of radiotherapy delivery should continue to focus on lung sparing techniques also in the ongoing immunotherapy-containing schedules where the risk of pneumonitis may be increased. e factor still is dose to the lung. Consequently, the technical improvement and precision of radiotherapy delivery should continue to focus on lung sparing techniques also in the ongoing immunotherapy-containing schedules where the risk of pneumonitis may be increased.