ArticleRadiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology2020
Is low dose radiation therapy a potential treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia?
Article in Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 54 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Low Dose Anti-inflammatory Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Pneumonia by COVID-19: Multi-central Prospective Study
Assessment of Adding Low Dose Pulmonary Radiotherapy to the National Protocol of COVID-19 Management: A Pilot Trial
Low Doses of Lung Radiation Therapy in Cases of COVID-19 Pneumonia: Prospective Multicentric Study in Radiation Oncology Centers
Low Dose Radiation Therapy for Covid-19 Pneumonia: A Pilot Study
Who cites it
54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness of low-dose radiation therapy in COVID-19 patients globally: A systematic review.F1000Research · 2022Pooled it
- COVID-19 pneumonia treated with ultra-low doses of radiotherapy (ULTRA-COVID study): a single institution report of two cases.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2021Trial
- Low-Dose Whole-Lung Irradiation for COVID-19 Pneumonia: Short Course Results.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics · 2020Trial
- Radon exposure and COVID-19 mortality in pre-vaccination period: What links might exist?PloS one · 2025Article
- Radiotherapy for non-cancer diseases: benefits and long-term risks.International journal of radiation biology · 2024Review
- The immunomodulatory properties of low-level ionizing radiation as a potential treatment for COVID-19's life-threatening symptoms.European journal of medical research · 2023Review
- Low-dose radiotherapy for COVID-19 pneumonia and cancer: summary of a recent symposium and future perspectives.International journal of radiation biology · 2023Article
- Pre-clinic study of radiopharmaceutical for Covid-19 inactivation: Dose distribution with Monte Carlo Simulation.Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine · 2022Article
- The Role of Ionizing Radiation for Diagnosis and Treatment against COVID-19: Evidence and Considerations.Cells · 2022Review
- Estimating cancer risks due to whole lungs low dose radiotherapy with different techniques for treating COVID-19 pneumonia.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2022Article
- COVID-19 and low-dose radiation therapy.Radiation medicine and protection · 2021Review
- Low-dose radiation therapy for COVID-19 pneumonia: a pilot study.The British journal of radiology · 2021Article
- Near complete resolution of COVID-19 pneumonia lesions in a patient of carcinoma lung treated with volumetric modulated arc therapy.BJR case reports · 2021Article
- Low Doses of Radiation Increase the Immunosuppressive Profile of Lung Macrophages During Viral Infection and Pneumonia.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics · 2021Article
- [Low dose radiotherapy for COVID-19 pneumopathy: Biological rationale and literature review].Cancer radiotherapie : journal de la Societe francaise de radiotherapie oncologique · 2021Review
- Low-Dose Whole-Lung Irradiation for COVID-19 Pneumonia: Final Results of a Pilot Study.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics · 2021Article
- Pneumonia After Bacterial or Viral Infection Preceded or Followed by Radiation Exposure: A Reanalysis of Older Radiobiologic Data and Implications for Low-Dose Radiation Therapy for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics · 2021Article
- Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Use of Radiopharmaceuticals in the Context of SARS-CoV-2.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2021Review
- Personal View: Low-Dose Lung Radiotherapy Should be Evaluated as a Treatment for Severe COVID-19 Lung Disease.Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain)) · 2021Article
- Low-dose radiation therapy: could it be a game-changer for COVID-19?Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2021Article
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