Gastrointestinal complications after external megavoltage treatment.
66 cases treated with external megavoltage irradiation for various malignant diseases in the abdomen are presented 26 patients (39%) had radiation reactions during and immediately after the treatment. Late complications at least two months after the treatment appeared in 15 patients (23%). The relatively low frequency of intestinal disturbances induced by radiotherapy in the present series may have been caused by the low weekly dose in the abdomen and the practise of a split-course interval in the midst of treatment.
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D013997:Time Factors