Fallacy of Considering Low dose Lung Radiotherapy in Treating Covid Lung
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چکیده
There is a raging argument amongst Oncologist regarding offering low dose lung radiotherapy in patients with covid infection symptoms. huge enthusiasm medical fraternity and appetite to offer experimental therapies so as contribute managing this pandemic associated morbidity mortality.Although the intentions are noble, like Low without adequate scientific scrutiny risk causing more harm than good for patients. The main against Lung of long term side effects radiation. Simpler alternatives steroids which evidence backed available immunological Covid .The epidemiological data strongly suggests that immunolocal damage not predominant cause toxicity targeting pathway alone unlikely yield beneficial clinical results. Recent on lasting including pulmonary fibrosis who have recovered from also increase concerns around Radiotherapy.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Asian Pacific journal of cancer care
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2588-3682']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31557/apjcc.2021.6.s1.151-153