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MeSH Heading: Radiation Pneumonitis
Tree Number(s): C08.381.483.675; C08.381.520.734; C26.733.762; G01.750.748.500.762
Unique ID: D017564
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017564
Annotation: assume to be caused by radiotherapy so do not coordinate routinely with RADIOTHERAPY /‌adv eff; coordinate with other type or source of radiation with /‌adv eff if pertinent
Scope Note: Inflammation of the lung due to harmful effects of ionizing or non-ionizing radiation.
Entry Version: RAD PNEUMONITIS
Entry Term(s): Pneumonia, Radiation; Pneumonitis, Radiation; Radiation Pneumonia
Previous Indexing: Pneumonia (1966-1993); Radiation Injuries (1966-1993); Radiation Injuries, Experimental (1966-1993); Radiotherapy/adverse effects (1967-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/02
Revision Date: 2021/03/05

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0026627
Scope Note: Inflammation of the lung due to harmful effects of ionizing or non-ionizing radiation.
Terms: Radiation Pneumonitis Preferred Term
Term UI T052672
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Pneumonia, Radiation
Term UI T052670
Date06/05/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Pneumonitis, Radiation
Term UI T052671
Date06/05/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Radiation Pneumonia
Term UI T052669
Date07/01/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

Radiation Pneumonitis MeSH Descriptor Data 2023