Thursday, June 18, 2020

Low-Dose Radiation Therapy May Help COVID Patients

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Researchers are testing low-dose chest radiation to reduce inflammation in the lungs of severely ill COVID-19 patients enough to wean them off a ventilator or avoid it altogether.



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