Acute Side Effects of Radiation Therapy A Guide to Management /

• Main Authors: Sourati, Ainaz (Author), Ameri, Ahmad (Author), Malekzadeh, Mona (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiotherapy.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.

This book provides clear guidance on how to manage a wide range of side effects frequently encountered when treating patients with radiation therapy. For each potential side effect, incidence, mechanism, symptoms, and grading are carefully described. All aspects of management are addressed, drawing...

Table of Contents:

• Normal tissue response to radiotherapy
• Radioprotection
• Acute radiation syndrome
• Skin toxicity
• Fatigue
• Hair loss
• Orbital toxicity
• Hematologic toxicity
• Ear toxicity
• Brain toxicity
• Mocusal toxicity
• Laryngeal toxicity
• Loss of taste
• Xerostomia
• Esophagitis
• Pericarditis
• Pneumonitis
• Hepatic injury
• Gastritis
• Nausea and vomiting
• Pproctitis
• Entritis& diarrhoea.