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Pre Radiotherapy Process
Dietician + SALT Review
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Assess Nutritional Status (+/-PEG tube)
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Ideally all patients should see Dietician
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Should be seen prior to treatment and weekly during
treatment
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Patient weighed at each visit
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Food diary kept to ensure adequate nutritional and
calorific intake
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risk of treatment modifications ie re-plan
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SALT Review (Assess risk of aspiration)