title: [The after-care of tumor patients in radiotherapy].
abstract: A report is presented on the organization and goals of consultative outpatient follow-up of patients with irradiated tumors by the radiotherapeutic oncologist in a radiation therapy clinic. Organization involves a close working relationship with the referring physician and routine patient checkups at regular intervals after radiation therapy. The goals of the follow-up program include detection and treatment of irradiation-induced early and late alterations of normal tissue, assessment of therapeutic results, early recognition of recurrences, metastases and/or additional tumors and initiation of therapy of these. For these reasons standardized follow-up examinations are required. These must be adapted to the type of tumor and supplemented with the usually expensive and time-consuming tumor workup only where there is suspicion of tumor progression or if problems of differential diagnosis arise.
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000528:radiation effects; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011830:Radiation Effects; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Die Nachbetreuung von Tumorpatienten in der Strahlentherapie