Chopra Rahul R, Bogart Jeffrey A
Department of Radiation Oncology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2009 May;27(2):293-310. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2009.01.010.
In the modern age of cancer therapy, advances in the multidisciplinary management of cancer have resulted in increased rates of survivorship. Radiation therapy (RT) toxicity must be tempered with the desire to achieve dose escalation to provide the best chance of long-term cure. This article is designed to acquaint emergency medicine physicians with common, expected, and potential acute and late complications of RT.
在现代癌症治疗时代,癌症多学科管理的进展已使生存率提高。放射治疗(RT)的毒性必须与提高剂量以提供最佳长期治愈机会的愿望相权衡。本文旨在让急诊医学医生了解放射治疗常见、预期以及潜在的急慢性并发症。