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Published in final edited form as: Lung Cancer. 2020 Apr 30;145:132–139. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2020.03.023

Figure 2. — Acute interstitial pneumonia/Acute respiratory distress syndrome (AIP/ARDS) pattern of radiation pneumonitis (grade 5) in an 83-year-old male with non-small cell lung carcinoma, treated with chest radiotherapy using combined 3DCRT and intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). Axial (A) and coronal (B) chest CT at the time of symptomatic radiation pneumonitis demonstrated extensive ground glass and reticular opacities throughout both lungs, with a few interspersed areas of consolidative opacities, traction bronchiectasis and loss of lung volumes, representing a radiographic AIP/ARDS pattern. The patient needed hospitalization for worsening hypoxia and passed away 2 weeks later despite supportive care.

Figure 2. — Acute interstitial pneumonia/Acute respiratory distress syndrome (AIP/ARDS) pattern of radiation pneumonitis (grade 5) in an 83-year-old male with non-small cell lung carcinoma, treated with chest radiotherapy using combined 3DCRT and intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). Axial (A) and coronal (B) chest CT at the time of symptomatic radiation pneumonitis demonstrated extensive ground glass and reticular opacities throughout both lungs, with a few interspersed areas of consolidative opacities, traction bronchiectasis and loss of lung volumes, representing a radiographic AIP/ARDS pattern. The patient needed hospitalization for worsening hypoxia and passed away 2 weeks later despite supportive care.