Are there any trials currently studying low-dose RT for confirmed COVID-19 infections with associated pneumonia?

This is a joint reply from a team developing a prospective trial to answer this question:

Minesh Mehta, Arnab Chakravarti, Walter Curran Jr, James Fontanesi, Vinai Gondi, Michael Kasper, Deepak Khuntia, Rupesh Kotecha, Ramesh Rengan, Leland Rogers, Charles B. Simone II, James Welsh, George Wilson

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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...

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: lat...