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Abstract
Inflammation of the lung due to harmful effects of ionizing or non-ionizing radiation.
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- Pneumonia, Radiation
- Pneumonitis, Radiation
- Radiation Pneumonia
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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assume to be caused by radiotherapy so do not coordinate routinely with RADIOTHERAPY /adv eff; coordinate with other type or source of radiation with /adv eff if pertinent
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Previous Indexing
- Pneumonia (1966-1993)
- Radiation Injuries (1966-1993)
- Radiation Injuries, Experimental (1966-1993)
- Radiotherapy/adverse effects (1967-1993)
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- National Library of Medicine. Radiation Pneumonitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017564. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017564
- Radiation Pneumonitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation-induced_lung_injury
- Radiation Pneumonitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2353024