NIH Reporter #1R01CA309192-01

Radiation therapy damage to airways and vessels: determining impact on ventilation, perfusion, and radiation-induced lung injury

NIH grant awarded to Oregon Health & Science University to study radiation therapy damage to lung airways and vessels, aiming to reduce lung injury in cancer patients through novel imaging and modeling techniques.

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This NIH grant supports research on radiation therapy effects on lung tissue, aiming to develop imaging tools and models to minimize lung injury in cancer treatment. The project focuses on understanding and modeling radiation-induced lung injury (RILI), verifying radiation damage to lung ventilation and perfusion, modeling damage mechanisms in lung substructures, and identifying dose thresholds to prevent or minimize RILI.

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