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Definitions
Early side effects
:
during and up to 3 months after RT, reversible
Skin erythema, dry or moist desquamation, nausea and dyspnoea (if
periclavicular field)
Late side effects
:
from 3 months post RT to many years, often irreversible and may be
progressive in severity
Fibrosis, atrophy, vascular damage, neural damage, rib fractures,
heart disease and lung fibrosis, secondary malignancy