Figure 4From: Rib fracture after stereotactic radiotherapy on follow-up thin-section computed tomography in 177 primary lung cancer patientsA 85-year-old woman with adenocarcinoma. A, Preradiotherapeutic thin-section CT at the bone window shows no marked abnormality of the ribs. B, At 18 months after SRT, bone sclerosis of the rib adjacent to the lung tumor appeared (arrow). C, At 30 months after completion of SRT, multiple rib fractures with areas of sclerosis are seen. Pseudoarthrosis is present in one of the fractured bones (arrow head).Back to article page