Low dose radiotherapy for COVID pneumonia: Irradiate to Eradicate – Will it be possible? Low dose radiotherapy for COVID pneumonia

Kunal Deokar; Benhur Joel Shadrach; Gopal Chawla; Shahir Asfahan; Naveen Dutt; Ram Niwas; Mehul Agarwal; Aneesa Shahul S

doi:10.23750/abm.v92i1.10369

Low dose radiotherapy for COVID pneumonia: Irradiate to Eradicate – Will it be possible?

Low dose radiotherapy for COVID pneumonia

Authors

Kunal Deokar a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:66:"All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India";}
Benhur Joel Shadrach All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
Gopal Chawla All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
Shahir Asfahan All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
Naveen Dutt All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
Ram Niwas All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
Mehul Agarwal All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
Aneesa Shahul S All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India

Keywords:

COVID-19, Radiotherapy, Anti-inflammatory

Abstract

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Published

10-11-2020

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Vol. 92 No. 1 (2021): Vol. 92 No. 1 (2021): COVID-19 Update

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CORRESPONDENCE - SPECIAL COVID19

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Deokar K, Shadrach BJ, Chawla G, et al. Low dose radiotherapy for COVID pneumonia: Irradiate to Eradicate – Will it be possible? Low dose radiotherapy for COVID pneumonia. Acta Biomed. 2020;92(1):e2021023. doi:10.23750/abm.v92i1.10369

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