Maria Werner-Wasik, MD, on Issues in Lung Toxicity
2016 ASTRO Annual MeetingMaria Werner-Wasik, MD, of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, summarizes a session she moderated on lung toxicity, including the impact of cardiac radiation, the risk of radiation to thoracic vertebral bodies, radiation pneumonitis, and upfront SBRT. (Scientific Session 39)
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