ABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo observe the effects of traditional Chinese medicine which supplements Qi and activates blood circulation on the treatment of the X-ray radiotherapy-induced lung injury.MethodsEighty-four patients who were given three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy were randomized into treatment group and control group.The patients in treatment group were given traditional Chinese medicine, which supplements Qi and activates blood circulation, while the patients in control group were given antibiotics and hormone instead.ResultsThe outcome of treatment group was better than that of control.The response rates were 88.6％ and 60.0％, respectively (x2 = 9.16, P ＜ 0.05) .Compared with the patients in control group, the clinical manifestations and pulmonary CT reflected better response in the patients of the treatment group(x2 =12.22,P ＜ 0.05) .ConclusionThe traditional Chinese medicine, which supplements Qi and activates blood circulation,has a good therapeutical effect on radiation pneumonitis and protective role for radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis.