A possible prevention strategy of radiation pneumonitis: combine radiotherapy with aerosol inhalation of hydrogen-rich solution.
Yunhai Chuai, Luqian Zhao, Jin Ni, Ding Sun, Jianguo Cui, Bailong Li, Liren Qian, Fu Gao, Jianming Cai · Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2011
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How Molecular Hydrogen Was Addressed
Since most of the ionizing radiation-induced cellular damage is caused by hydroxyl radicals, the researchers hypothesize that a treatment combining radiotherapy with aerosol inhalation of a hydrogen-rich solution may be an effective and novel prevention strategy for radiation pneumonitis (hydrogen is explosive, while a hydrogen-rich solution such as physiological saline saturated with molecular hydrogen is safer).
What the Publication Reported
Since most of the ionizing radiation-induced cellular damage is caused by hydroxyl radicals, the researchers hypothesize that a treatment combining radiotherapy with aerosol inhalation of a hydrogen-rich solution may be an effective and novel prevention strategy for radiation pneumonitis (hydrogen is explosive, while a hydrogen-rich solution such as physiological saline saturated with molecular hydrogen is safer).