Can symptomatic radiation pneumonitis ever improve spontaneously without corticosteroids?

As “pneumonitis” has always been difficult to pinpoint, and relies on “inflammatory radiologic findings” confined to XRT portals, fever, cough without positive bacterial cultures, and shortness of breath, the diagnosis is even more difficult with 3D-directed and multiple portals or mostly IMRT-deliv...

Agree with Dr. @Dr. First Last, who has a lot of experience in treating lung cancer. Fortunately, radiation pneumonitis is not as common with IMRT, where the fields are much smaller compared to much larger fields with 3D, corticosteroids is always considered on an empirical basis and are effective i...