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SUBMITTER: Ameri A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7373065 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ameri Ahmad A Rahnama Nazanin N Bozorgmehr Rama R Mokhtari Majid M Farahbakhsh Mohammad M Nabavi Mahmood M Shoaei Simin Dokht SD Izadi Hossein H Yousefi Kashi Amir Shahram AS Dehbaneh Hadiseh Shabanpour HS Taghizadeh-Hesary Farzad F
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 20200721 5
<h4>Purpose</h4>The COVID-19 outbreak is affecting people worldwide. Many infected patients have respiratory involvement that may progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of low-dose whole-lung radiation therapy in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.<h4>Methods and materials</h4>In this clinical trial, conducted in Iran, we enrolled patients with COVID-19 who were older than 60 years and hospitalized to receive supplementary oxygen f ...[more]