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Radiation Oncology • COVID-19
Are there any trials currently studying low-dose RT for confirmed COVID-19 infections with associated pneumonia?
Would you consider it off-trial during the pandemic? There is some older data for treatment of pneumonia with single-fraction low-dose radiotherapy, with recent editorials and reviews:
How Radiotherapy Was Historically Used To Treat Pneumonia: Could It Be Useful Today?
Is low dose radiation therapy a potential treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
It's tempting to jump on the hypothesis that the lethality of COVID-19 stems from the body's over-reaction and self-destruction in response to the virus, and that by simply reducing the body's over response we will reduce mortality. In this case, using low dose radiation to reduce inflammatory cytok...
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Radiation Oncologist at Fox Chase Cancer Center
It's thought that for most patients, by the time a...
It's thought that for most patients, by the time a...
Radiation Oncologist at Radiation Oncology Associates PA
The historical data suggests that treating early a...
The historical data suggests that treating early a...
Radiation Oncologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center and The University of Texas Medical Branch
I think this idea is interesting, but exceptionall...
I think this idea is interesting, but exceptionall...
Radiation Oncologist at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center
"So the answer for me is that I certainly wouldn't...
"So the answer for me is that I certainly wouldn't...
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
Thanks for posting this great question. We have very old data from the pre-antibiotic era (1905-1940s) using less reliable orthovoltage-type therapy. Total N>700 and there are data for treating viral pneumonias. But with the advent of penicillin, the atomic bombs dropped in WWII, and concern re: ...
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Radiation Oncologist at Providence Health, St. Joseph Hospital
M H Seegenschmiedt https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p...
M H Seegenschmiedt https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p...
Radiation Oncologist at Generations Radiotherapy and Oncology PC
@Matthew S. Katz—Is the trial you are workin...
@Matthew S. Katz—Is the trial you are workin...
Radiation Oncologist at Radiation Oncology Associates PA
Hi @Christopher D. Jahraus, thanks for asking. A b...
Hi @Christopher D. Jahraus, thanks for asking. A b...
Radiation Oncologist at Phoenix CyberKnife and Radiation Oncology Center
Does the protocol use LINAC in RadOnc or a portabl...
Does the protocol use LINAC in RadOnc or a portabl...
Radiation Oncologist at Radiation Oncology Associates PA
Hi @Lauren D. Stegman, the current protocol under ...
Hi @Lauren D. Stegman, the current protocol under ...
Great to hear there is interest. We have a protoco...