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  1. Article ; Online: Is low dose radiation therapy a potential treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia?

    Kirkby, Charles / Mackenzie, Marc

    Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

    2020  Volume 147, Page(s) 221

    MeSH term(s) Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections ; Humans ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral ; SARS-CoV-2
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-06
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Editorial ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 605646-5
    ISSN 1879-0887 ; 0167-8140
    ISSN (online) 1879-0887
    ISSN 0167-8140
    DOI 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.04.004
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  2. Article ; Online: Low dose lung radiation therapy for pneumonia: an examination of historical dose distributions.

    Kirkby, Charles / Mackenzie, Marc

    Physics in medicine and biology

    2020  Volume 65, Issue 15, Page(s) 155019

    Abstract: The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that causes the COVID-19 disease currently has healthcare systems around the world dealing with unprecedented numbers of critically ill patients. One of the primary concerns associated with this illness is acute ... ...

    Abstract The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that causes the COVID-19 disease currently has healthcare systems around the world dealing with unprecedented numbers of critically ill patients. One of the primary concerns associated with this illness is acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and the pneumonia that accompanies it. Historical literature dating back to the 1940s and earlier contains many reports of successful treatment of pneumonias with ionizing radiation. Although these were not randomized controlled trials, they do suggest a potential avenue for further investigation. Technical details in these reports however were limited. In this work we review the literature and identify details including nominal kilovoltage ranges, filtration, and focus-skin distances (FSDs). Using a freely available and benchmarked code, we generated spectra and used these as sources for Monte Carlo simulations using the EGSnrc software package. The approximate sources were projected through a radiologically anthropomorphic phantom to provide detailed dose distributions within a targeted lung volume (approximate right middle lobe). After accounting for the reported exposure levels, mean lung doses fell in a relatively narrow range: 30-80 cGy. Variation in patient dimensions and other details are expected to result in an uncertainty on the order of ± 20%. This result is consistent with the dose range expected to induce anti-inflammatory effects.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections/complications ; Humans ; Lung/radiation effects ; Monte Carlo Method ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia/complications ; Pneumonia/radiotherapy ; Pneumonia, Viral/complications ; Radiation Dosage ; Radiotherapy Dosage
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-31
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 208857-5
    ISSN 1361-6560 ; 0031-9155
    ISSN (online) 1361-6560
    ISSN 0031-9155
    DOI 10.1088/1361-6560/ab9e55
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  3. Article ; Online: Response to: Low dose radiation therapy for COVID-19 pneumonia a double-edged sword.

    Kirkby, Charles / Mackenzie, Marc

    Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

    2020  Volume 147, Page(s) 226

    MeSH term(s) Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections ; Humans ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral ; SARS-CoV-2
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-07
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 605646-5
    ISSN 1879-0887 ; 0167-8140
    ISSN (online) 1879-0887
    ISSN 0167-8140
    DOI 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.04.042
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  4. Article ; Online: Response to: RILI model and the Covid-19 pneumonia: The radiation oncologist point of view.

    Kirkby, Charles / Mackenzie, Marc

    Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

    2020  Volume 149, Page(s) 72

    MeSH term(s) Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections ; Humans ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral ; Radiation Oncologists ; Radiation Pneumonitis ; SARS-CoV-2
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-07
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 605646-5
    ISSN 1879-0887 ; 0167-8140
    ISSN (online) 1879-0887
    ISSN 0167-8140
    DOI 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.04.050
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  5. Article ; Online: Topics in accelerator health physics

    Mackenzie Marc

    Journal of Medical Physics, Vol 34, Iss 4, Pp 226-

    HPS professional development school proceedings

    2009  Volume 226

    Keywords Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine ; R895-920
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  6. Article: Low dose lung radiation therapy for pneumonia: an examination of historical dose distributions

    Kirkby, Charles / Mackenzie, Marc

    Phys. med. biol

    Abstract: The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that causes the COVID-19 disease currently has healthcare systems around the world dealing with unprecedented numbers of critically ill patients. One of the primary concerns associated with this illness is acute ... ...

    Abstract The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that causes the COVID-19 disease currently has healthcare systems around the world dealing with unprecedented numbers of critically ill patients. One of the primary concerns associated with this illness is acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and the pneumonia that accompanies it. Historical literature dating back to the 1940s and earlier contains many reports of successful treatment of pneumonias with ionizing radiation. Although these were not randomized controlled trials, they do suggest a potential avenue for further investigation. Technical details in these reports however were limited. In this work we review the literature and identify details including nominal kilovoltage ranges, filtration, and focus-skin distances (FSDs). Using a freely available and benchmarked code, we generated spectra and used these as sources for Monte Carlo simulations using the EGSnrc software package. The approximate sources were projected through a radiologically anthropomorphic phantom to provide detailed dose distributions within a targeted lung volume (approximate right middle lobe). After accounting for the reported exposure levels, mean lung doses fell in a relatively narrow range: 30 - 80 cGy. Variation in patient dimensions and other details are expected to result in an uncertainty on the order of ± 20%. This result is consistent with the dose range expected to induce anti-inflammatory effects.
    Keywords covid19
    Publisher WHO
    Document type Article
    Note WHO #Covidence: #32554879
    Database COVID19

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  7. Article ; Online: Response to

    Kirkby, Charles / Mackenzie, Marc

    Radiotherapy and Oncology

    RILI model and the Covid-19 pneumonia: The radiation oncologist point of view

    2020  Volume 149, Page(s) 72

    Keywords Oncology ; Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging ; Hematology ; covid19
    Language English
    Publisher Elsevier BV
    Publishing country us
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 605646-5
    ISSN 1879-0887 ; 0167-8140
    ISSN (online) 1879-0887
    ISSN 0167-8140
    DOI 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.04.050
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