[Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia after radiotherapy: A systematic review and case report].

Purpose: Bronchiolitis obliterans with pneumonic organization, or organizing pneumonia (OP), is an inflammatory disorder of the lungs, which can be triggered following pulmonary attacks of infectious or non-infectious origin. The non-infectious origins of OP include various entities including connective tissue diseases, exposure to toxic substances, medications, autoimmune diseases, and thoracic radiotherapy. The objective of this article is to summarize the literature on post-radiotherapy organized pneumonia, its etiologies, its clinical and radiological characteristics, as well as its treatment.

Therapeutic optimization in head and neck radiotherapy planning: Advocacy for FDG PET-CT in treatment condition.

Introduction: The necessity to perform FDG PET-CT both for initial tumour staging and for target volume delineation in head and neck cancers seems well established. The aim of the present study is to advocate the place and role of FDG PET-CT acquired in planning treatment position (FDG PET-CT/RT).

Methods: Between March 2018 and July 2019, 22 patients with a squamous cell head and neck carcinoma treated by EBRT were included in the analysis.