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cord-338397-mbk0i13g	Hadjiyiannakis, D.	Personal View: Low-dose Lung Radiotherapy Should be Evaluated as a Treatment for Severe COVID-19 Lung Disease	2020-08-14		.txt	text/plain	2378	137	38	title: Personal View: Low-dose Lung Radiotherapy Should be Evaluated as a Treatment for Severe COVID-19 Lung Disease Very early interim data from a US pilot trial in which older, comorbid patients with severe COVID-19 lung disease received LDRT (1.5 Gy) at standard dose rate are reassuring, with no acute deteriorations or measurable early toxicity [26] . We have outlined historical and contemporary evidence for a potential role of LDRT in managing the acute inflammatory response associated with severe COVID-19 infection. In the absence of definitive, effective treatments for these patients, we believe that the potential benefits of LDRT outweigh the theoretical risks, and thus support its evaluation in carefully designed clinical trials. Is low dose radiation therapy a potential treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia? Lack of supporting data make the risks of a clinical trial of radiation therapy as a treatment for COVID19 pneumonia unacceptable	./cache/cord-338397-mbk0i13g.txt	./txt/cord-338397-mbk0i13g.txt