Risks related to radiation therapy
Bey, P.
La Revue du Praticien 65(1): 85; 88-90
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-2640 PMID: 25842442 Document Number: 683319
Radiotherapy is used for about 60% of cancer patients, in 2/3rd of the cases with a curative intent. If the frequent early secondary effects are transitory and with a limited impact, some late effects, even rare as cardiac troubles and secondary tumors, are now more important due to the increase of cure rate and due to the improvement of life expectancy of cured patients. Technologic improvements of the last decades reduced some of these risks, as the strengthening of human resources and the development of quality assurance procedures have contributed to reduce the risk of major accidents.
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