Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 97, Issue 2 , Pages 244-248 , November 2010

Detection of radiation-induced lung injury in non-small cell lung cancer patients using hyperpolarized helium-3 magnetic resonance imaging

  • Rob H. Ireland

      Affiliations

    • Academic Unit of Clinical Oncology, University of Sheffield, UK
    • Academic Unit of Radiology, University of Sheffield, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Academic Unit of Radiology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK.
    • These authors contributed equally to this work and should be regarded as joint first authors.
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  • Omar S. Din

      Affiliations

    • Academic Unit of Clinical Oncology, University of Sheffield, UK
    • These authors contributed equally to this work and should be regarded as joint first authors.
    • ,
  • James A. Swinscoe

      Affiliations

    • Academic Unit of Clinical Oncology, University of Sheffield, UK
    • ,
  • Neil Woodhouse

      Affiliations

    • Academic Unit of Radiology, University of Sheffield, UK
    • ,
  • Edwin J.R. van Beek

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Imaging Centre, Queen’s Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK
    • ,
  • Jim M. Wild

      Affiliations

    • Academic Unit of Radiology, University of Sheffield, UK
    • ,
  • Matthew Q. Hatton

      Affiliations

    • Academic Unit of Clinical Oncology, University of Sheffield, UK

Received 7 October 2009 ,Revised 1 July 2010 ,Accepted 13 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.07.013

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 97, Issue 2 , Pages 244-248 , November 2010

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