Low-Dose Radiation Therapy for COVID-19 Pneumonia: review

Authors :: N. Kolotilov
Source :: Radiation Diagnostics, Radiation Therapy. :30-34
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, 2020.
Abstract: The use of low-dose radiation therapy (LDRT) in patients with pneumonia from 1905 to 1943 provided positive results in 83.08 % of cases. Interest in LDRT is supported by researchers of radiation hormesis in the 21st century. Attention is drawn to the dynamics of coronavirus infection in the regions of Ukraine and the Kirovograd region with a minimum incidence. It is known that 95 % of uranium ore deposits in Ukraine are concentrated in the Kirovograd region. The positive experience of LDRT in Iran, India, USA, Spain for the treatment of patients with COVID-19 is described. LDRT (

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