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Int J Radiolion Oncology thol fhys.. Vol. 9. pp. 1971 0360-3016/83/$3.00 + .W Printed in the U .?.A All nphts reserved. Copyright 0 1983 Pergamon Press Ltd ?? Correspondence ERRATUM: IDIOPATHIC PNEUMONIA AND BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION To fhe Editor: Unfortunately. a highly significant error has crept into the paper by Barrett et al entitled, “Interstitial Pneumonitis following Bone Marrow Transplantation After Low Dose Rate Total Body Irradiation,” Vol 9, No 7, page 1031: Table 5 p. 1031 should read: Centre Lung dose No. of patients treated Dose rate Incidence % Mortality % Seattle 9.20-I 1 Gy 100 0.0548 or 0.08 54 34 UCLA I I-12.4 Gy II2 0.07-O. I Gy/min 39 RMH 9.5-10.5 Gy 107 0.025 Gy/min II 4.5 Toronto 11.4-12.6 Gy 2 0.058 Gy/min 100 100 Since we abandoned Seattle’s recommendations in July 1979 and adopted a modest T.B.I. dose, 5 Gy at 50 cGy/min, we have had no fatalities due to ldiopattric Interstitial pneumonia, nor leukaemia relapse in those patients transplanted in “complete” remission. About 85 patients have been treated since July 1979. W. D. RIDER, M.B., F.R.C.P. Director of Radiation Oncology Princess Margaret Hospital 500 Sherbourne Street Toronto 5. Ontario Canada APOLOGY To rhe Editor: We are extremely sorry for an error in our paper, “Interstitial Pneumonitis Following Bone Marrow Transplantation After Low Dose Rate Total Body Irradiation” which has been pointed out to me by Dr. Rider. I should be very grateful if you could express our apologies to Dr. Rider in print underneath the letter that he has sent you. ANN BARRETT, M.D., B.S., F.R.C.R. The Royal Marsdenn Hospital Clifton Avenue, Sutton, Surrey England 1977
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Int J Radiolion Oncology thol fhys.. Vol. 9. pp. 1971 0360-3016/83/$3.00 + .W
Printed in the U .?.A All nphts reserved. Copyright 0 1983 Pergamon Press Ltd
??Correspondence
ERRATUM: IDIOPATHIC PNEUMONIA AND BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION
To fhe Editor: Unfortunately. a highly significant error has crept into the paper by Barrett et al entitled, “Interstitial Pneumonitis following Bone Marrow Transplantation After Low Dose Rate Total Body Irradiation,” Vol 9, No 7, page 1031:
Table 5 p. 1031 should read:
Centre Lung dose No. of
patients treated Dose rate Incidence
% Mortality
%
Seattle 9.20-I 1 Gy 100 0.0548 or 0.08 54 34 UCLA I I-12.4 Gy II2 0.07-O. I Gy/min 39 RMH 9.5-10.5 Gy 107 0.025 Gy/min II 4.5 Toronto 11.4-12.6 Gy 2 0.058 Gy/min 100 100
Since we abandoned Seattle’s recommendations in July 1979 and adopted a modest T.B.I. dose, 5 Gy at 50 cGy/min, we have had no fatalities due to ldiopattric Interstitial pneumonia, nor leukaemia relapse in those patients transplanted in “complete” remission. About 85 patients have been treated since July 1979.
W. D. RIDER, M.B., F.R.C.P. Director of Radiation Oncology Princess Margaret Hospital 500 Sherbourne Street Toronto 5. Ontario Canada
APOLOGY
To rhe Editor: We are extremely sorry for an error in our paper, “Interstitial Pneumonitis Following Bone Marrow Transplantation After Low Dose Rate Total Body Irradiation” which has been pointed out to me by Dr. Rider. I should be very grateful if you could express our apologies to Dr. Rider in print underneath the letter that he has sent you.
ANN BARRETT, M.D., B.S., F.R.C.R. The Royal Marsdenn Hospital Clifton Avenue, Sutton, Surrey England
1977
