RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Acute effects of radiotherapy - helping patients cope
JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
JO Drug Ther Bull
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 63
OP 64
DO 10.1136/dtb.20.16.63
VO 20
IS 16
YR 1982
UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/20/16/63.abstract
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