title: Clinical observations on the effects of elemental diet supplementation during irradiation.
abstract: A study has been conducted to assess the effects of adding an elemental diet as a supplement to a standard low-roughage diet recommended to a group of patients receiving a fractionated course of abdominal irradiation. The supplement was not found to modify patient experience of radiotherapy-induced complications.
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001835:Body Weight / Q000528:radiation effects; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D005260:Female; D005526:Food, Formulated; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000178:diet therapy*; D011897:Random Allocation