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Low-Dose Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Storming Cytokines and Unchecked Edema in Patients with COVID-19 Infection, RESCUE 1-19 Study

Trial Status: administratively complete

This phase I/II trial studies how well low-dose radiation therapy works in treating patients with SARS or pneumonia associated with COVID-19 infection. The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of selectively localized low-dose radiation therapy in reducing pulmonary immuno-toxicity (lung damage) within viral pneumonia infiltrates in critically-ill patients with SARS-COVID-19.