Radiation fibrosis
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Radiation fibrosis
- This patient had been treated with radiotherapy for Hodgkin’s disease several years previously
- The lungs adjacent to the hila are scarred and appear of increased density (highlighted areas)
- Radiation fibrosis should not be diagnosed without a history of previous radiotherapy
- Distribution of lung scarring depends on the specific site irradiated