PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Acute effects of radiotherapy - helping patients cope
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.20.16.63
DP  - 1982 Aug 06
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 63--64
VI  - 20
IP  - 16
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/20/16/63.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/20/16/63.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull1982 Aug 06; 20
AB  - Radiotherapy commonly causes unwanted effects. Some are due to the effect of radiotherapy on healthy tissue, others are secondary to changes in the neoplasm. This article discusses the alleviation of the immediate symptoms of radiotherapy to the skin, abdomen, pelvis, head and neck. We discussed the long-term effects of radiotherapy earlier.1