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Abstract #2820

Feasibility of Detecting Radiation-Induced Lung Injury in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Using Hyperpolarized Helium-3 MRI

Rob H. Ireland1,2, Omar S. Din2, James A. Swinscoe2, Edwin JR van Beek3, Matthew QF Hatton2, Jim M. Wild1

1Academic Unit of Radiology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom; 2Academic Unit of Clinical Oncology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom; 3Department of Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa, IA, United States


This preliminary work demonstrates the feasibility of pre-treatment assessment of lung ventilation and post-treatment detection of radiation-induced lung damage using 3He-MRI for NSCLC patients.