Radiation Nephropathy
Radiation nephropathy is kidney injury and impairment of function caused by ionizing radiation. It may occur after irradiation of one or both kidneys, and it may result in kidney failure.
Target Audience
Nephrologists
Learning Objectives
Examine the etiology, pathophysiology, epidemiology and prognosis of radiation nephropathy.
Eric P Cohen, MD Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Medical College of Wisconsin; Nephrology Section Chief, Zablocki Veterans Affairs Hospital
Eric P Cohen, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Society of Nephrology, Central Society for Clinical Research, International Society of Nephrology, and Radiation Research Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Laura Lyngby Mulloy, DO, FACP Professor of Medicine, Chief, Section of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Transplantation Medicine, Glover/Mealing Eminent Scholar Chair in Immunology, Medical College of Georgia
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Medscape Salary Employment
Ajay K Singh, MB, MRCP, MBA Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director of Dialysis, Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Director, Brigham/Falkner Dialysis Unit, Faulkner Hospital
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Vecihi Batuman, MD, FACP, FASN Professor of Medicine, Section of Nephrology-Hypertension, Tulane University School of Medicine; Chief, Medicine Service, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System
Vecihi Batuman, MD, FACP, FASN is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology, and International Society of Nephrology
Disclosure: Nothing to Disclose