Side Effects Of Lung Cancer Radiotherapy

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Side effects of lung cancer radiotherapy.

Recent research advances and new technology have facilitated highly precise radiation delivery techniques which can reduce the impact on surrounding healthy tissue and the likelihood of side effects. Other side effects depend on the part of the body that is being treated. Lung damage radiation pneumonitis. Radiation therapy has side effects because it not only kills or slows the growth of cancer cells it can also affect nearby healthy cells.

Hypofractionated intensity modulated radiotherapy for patients with non small cell lung cancer e pollom and others clinical lung cancer 2016 nov 17 6 588 594. Getting radiation to the breast can sometimes cause an inflammation of the lungs which is called radiation pneumonitis. Many people who get radiation therapy experience fatigue.