Lung Injury after Precision Radiotherapy: Temporal Evolution, Potential Pitfalls, and Complications

Key Points

• The aim is to investigate the complications associated with lung injury following precision radiotherapy in lung cancer treatment.
• Investigated the evolution of lung injury after radiotherapy
• Evaluated cases of delayed pneumonitis and fibrosis
• Analyzed imaging characteristics mimicking tumor recurrence
• Identified occurrence of delayed pneumonitis and fibrosis in patients post-radiotherapy
• Documented cases where imaging showed similarities to tumor recurrence
• Outlined challenges in differentiating between actual tumor recurrence and radiotherapy-induced injury