Injury or Poisoning
radiation pneumonitis
ra·di·a·tion pneu·mo·ni·tis
Subclass of:
Lung Diseases, Interstitial; Radiation injury; Lung Injury
Definitions related to radiation pneumonitis:
  • Inflammation of the lung due to harmful effects of ionizing or non-ionizing radiation.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (radiation-induced pneumonitis) Pneumonitis that is associated with irradiation.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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