DOSE-VOLUME PREDICTORS OF CARDIAC ADVERSE EVENTS AFTER HIGH-DOSE THORACIC RADIATION THERAPY FOR LUNG CANCER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Dose-volume predictors of cardiac adverse events after high-dose thoracic radiation therapy for lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer mortality and may require high-dose thoracic radiation therapy (RT).However, RT significantly increases the risk of radiation-induced cardiac events, such as pericarditis, cardiomyopathy, and ischemic heart diseases.Despite evidence from clinical trials showing that higher RT doses are as

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Clausal complementation in Ruuli (Bantu, JE103)

This paper describes the morphosyntactic and semantic characteristics of clausal object complementation in the Great Lakes Bantu Language Ruuli (JE103).In addition to providing an overview of the complementation strategies in Ruuli, parallels will be drawn to constructions described for related languages as well as common cross-linguistic patterns

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