BCRB 2018

19/09/2018

Time-scale of radiation effects

Radiation-induced effects may already appear during IR but may also extend up to many years after exposure to IR and are due to killing of stem cells

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Typical clinical manifestation of EARLY normal tissue reactions

• Alopecia • Bone marrow suppression

• Diarrhea • Mucositis

• Pneumonitis • Xerostomia • Skin desquamation

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