1835 / 1840
SIDE EFFECTS
acute effects
oesophagitis (up to 80 %)
fistula (up to 5 %)
subacute, late effects
chronic oesophagitis, ulceration (up to 30 %)
stricture (10-30 %)
fistula (5-10 %)
Hishikawa et al., Radiother Oncol 1991;21:107,
Sharma et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2002;52:310