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Br J Radiol
. 2020 Nov 30;20200581.
doi: 10.1259/bjr.20200581. Online ahead of print.
Low-dose X-ray therapy for COVID-19: lessons from the past
Awais Nasir 1 , Deepsha Agrawal 2 , Jayashree Pathak 3 , Iakovos Theodoulou 4
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- PMID: 33252988
- DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20200581
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 19 (Covid-19) poses a huge threat to health systems and economies worldwide. So far, there has been no proven effective treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Various potential therapies, viz., immunomodulatory agents, antiviral therapy, and plasma transfusion, are undergoing clinical trials. An intensive search of the medical corpora revealed that low dose X-ray radiation therapy has been used in the past to treat interstitial pneumonia. In this article we explore a historical background of low-dose X-rays for the treatment of pneumonia and how it could be a promising therapy in treating patients with COVID-19.