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Supportive Care in Pediatric Oncology pp 203–221Cite as

Management of Acute Radiation Side Effects

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Potential complications from radiation therapy requiring supportive care measures include acute, subacute (also called early delayed), and chronic (late delayed) entities and are directly related to the site of radiation, subsequent dose, and volume of tissue exposed. Here we specifically concentrate on acute and, to a lesser extent, subacute issues. Data in children, especially of a prospective nature, are quite limited, and therefore we rely on extrapolation of data from adult studies which may or may not include pediatric patients. Studies on simple and widely utilized historical treatment strategies are often lacking; therefore, reference to clinical practice guidelines is made where possible. Radiation toxicity is examined in a site- and dose-dependent fashion with a discussion of supportive care evidence to date and recommendations on evidence-based treatment guidelines, where available.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of California-Davis Children’s Hospital, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Jong H. Chung MD

  2. Department of Hematology/Oncology, Childrens Hospital and Research Center Oakland, 747 52nd Street, Oakland, CA, 94609, USA

    Anurag K. Agrawal MD

  3. Professor of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Cancer Center, Stanford, CA, USA

    Patrick S. Swift MD

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Chung, J.H., Agrawal, A.K., Swift, P.S. (2015). Management of Acute Radiation Side Effects. In: Feusner, J., Hastings, C., Agrawal, A. (eds) Supportive Care in Pediatric Oncology. Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44317-0_13

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