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Comparison of the pathology grade of alveolitis and pulmonary fibrosis.
| Lung injury | Group | n | Grade | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | I | II | III | |||
| Alveolitis | Sham | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| RT | 24 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | |
| RT + DXM | 24 | 0 | 17* | 3* | 4* | |
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| Lung fibrosis | Sham | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RT | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| RT + DXM | 12 | 0 | 8# | 3# | 0 | |
Alveolitis: *P < 0.05 compared with RT group.
Lung fibrosis: # P < 0.05 compared with RT group within the same grading category.
