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Radiation myelopathy (RM) is a potential late complication of radiation treatment for lung cancer. It can be avoided in nearly all cases by well-planned dose distributions. Outside of errors in treatment planning or delivery, the greatest risk of RM occurs when retreatments are necessary. The pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed along with other factors that are related to RM. A previously unpublished dose-response analysis for thoracic RM is presented. It shows that the thoracic cord has a higher tolerance to high-dose radiation than the cervical cord. However, in practical terms, the responses of the two different levels to low dose are indistinguishable.

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Schultheiss, T.E. (2022). Spinal Cord. In: Jeremić, B. (eds) Advances in Radiation Oncology in Lung Cancer. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2022_337

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