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Blood sample test – RILA

SHORT VERSION A blood sample-based test that assesses the rate of lymphocyte (white blood cell)...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

Why to assess radiosensitivity before radiation therapy?

SHORT VERSION Knowing each patient’s radiosensitivity level before treatment initiation...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

Radiation therapy for prostate cancer

SHORT VERSION When used as first treatment option, radiation therapy can be performed using two...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

Late complications of radiotherapy

SHORT VERSION Late complications of radiation therapy appear between 3 months and up to 3 years...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

How to look after the skin during radiotherapy?

It should be noted that there is no consensus on preventive or curative treatments for dermatitis...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

Does radiation therapy burn the skin?

SHORT VERSION Depending on the area irradiated and the dose deposited on the skin, radiotherapy...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

What to eat during radiotherapy?

SHORT VERSION In most cases, patients can follow their normal diet and should only limit their...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

Can body creams be used during radiotherapy?

SHORT VERSION In general, body creams should not be used before the radiotherapy sessions because...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

What is a simulation CT scan?

SHORT VERSION The simulation CT scan is performed before radiotherapy initiation. This scan is...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

Dosimetry in radiotherapy

SHORT VERSION After treatment simulation and image acquisition of the body parts concerned by the...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

How to limit the occurrence of early side effects during radiation therapy?

SHORT VERSION The instructions given by the radiation oncologist and nurses allow patients to...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

How to prepare for radiation therapy?

SHORT VERSION The patient does not need to do anything special before starting radiation therapy,...
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Skin toxicity following radiotherapy

Radiation therapy can cause skin toxicities, but it is important to understand that this does not...
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What are the side effects of radiation therapy?

SHORT VERSION There are two types of side effects caused by radiation therapy: acute or early side...
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Does radiation therapy cause hair loss?

Unlike some chemotherapy drugs that pass through the bloodstream and reach all the body parts...
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Post-radiotherapy fatigue

Most of radiotherapy treatment protocols require daily sessions, and these repeated trips to the...
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Why does radiation therapy make feel sick?

Radiation therapy may cause nausea or vomiting due to acute toxicities that may appear during...
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Does radiation therapy give fever?

Radiotherapy does not cause fever.. In the presence of hyperthermia (i.e. temperature higher than...
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Does radiation therapy hurt?

Radiation and radiotherapy sessions are absolutely painless. However, pain may occur as a result...
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Does radiation therapy make lose weight?

Weight loss will depend on the area treated. For instance, patients undergoing breast irradiation,...
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Does radiation therapy impair the immune system?

The immune defenses can be impaired by dysfunction or a reduction in the number of white blood...
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Dosimetry in radiotherapy

SHORT VERSION After treatment simulation and image acquisition of the body parts concerned by the...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

How does stereotactic radiotherapy work?

SHORT VERSION In stereotactic radiotherapy, the patient receives very high doses (6 to 20 Gy per...
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What are the different types of radiotherapy?

SHORT VERSION There are two main types of radiation therapy: – external radiation therapy...
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Cyberknife® system

SHORT VERSION Cyberknife® is a robotic stereotactic radiation therapy device: a miniature linear...
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Proton therapy

SHORT VERSION Proton therapy is a radiotherapy technique that uses a proton beam, unlike...
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Tomotherapy

SHORT VERSION Tomotherapy allows the precise tumor targeting by radiation Tomotherapy allows the...
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IGRT Image-guided radiotherapy

SHORT VERSION In image-guided radiotherapy, the tumor area is imaged each day before the session...
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Stereotactic radiotherapy

SHORT VERSION Stereotactic radiotherapy is a radiotherapy modality in which beams originating from...
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Conformal radiotherapy

SHORT VERSION Today, 3D conformal radiotherapy is the most frequently used external radiotherapy...
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Blood sample test – RILA

SHORT VERSION A blood sample-based test that assesses the rate of lymphocyte (white blood cell)...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

What is a simulation CT scan?

SHORT VERSION The simulation CT scan is performed before radiotherapy initiation. This scan is...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

How does a linear particle accelerator work?

SHORT VERSION A linear particle accelerator is a radiation therapy machine that creates a...
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Adaptive radiotherapy

EN BREF Adaptive radiotherapy is a radiotherapy modality in which the treatment plan is adapted in...
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MRI-guided linear accelerator

SHORT VERSION The MRI-guided linear accelerator is a radiation therapy device in which images are...
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Late complications of radiotherapy

SHORT VERSION Late complications of radiation therapy appear between 3 months and up to 3 years...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

How to look after the skin during radiotherapy?

It should be noted that there is no consensus on preventive or curative treatments for dermatitis...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

Does radiation therapy burn the skin?

SHORT VERSION Depending on the area irradiated and the dose deposited on the skin, radiotherapy...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

What to eat during radiotherapy?

SHORT VERSION In most cases, patients can follow their normal diet and should only limit their...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

Can body creams be used during radiotherapy?

SHORT VERSION In general, body creams should not be used before the radiotherapy sessions because...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

Dosimetry in radiotherapy

SHORT VERSION After treatment simulation and image acquisition of the body parts concerned by the...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

How to limit the occurrence of early side effects during radiation therapy?

SHORT VERSION The instructions given by the radiation oncologist and nurses allow patients to...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

How to prepare for radiation therapy?

SHORT VERSION The patient does not need to do anything special before starting radiation therapy,...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

The cancer treatment consultation

SHORT VERSION During this consultation, the physician describes and discusses with the patient the...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

Radiation therapy process

SHORT VERSION Radiation therapy includes four main steps: delineation of the area to be treated by...
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How does stereotactic radiotherapy work?

SHORT VERSION In stereotactic radiotherapy, the patient receives very high doses (6 to 20 Gy per...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

How does external radiotherapy work?

SHORT VERSION The term external radiation therapy describes a treatment in which the radiation...
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radiotherapy tolerance tests

Why to assess radiosensitivity before radiation therapy?

SHORT VERSION Knowing each patient’s radiosensitivity level before treatment initiation...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

Radiosensitivity testing

SHORT VERSION The aim of a radiosensitivity test is to assess each patient’s risk of...
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Radiosensitivity

SHORT VERSION Radiosensitivity defines the sensitivity level of each patient to the radiation used...
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What follow-up after breast radiotherapy?

SHORT VERSION A follow-up at 6 months from the end of the treatments and then an annual follow-up...
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Side effects of breast radiotherapy

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Radiotherapy for breast cancer

SHORT VERSION In France, breast cancer affects nearly 50,000 women per year. This cancer is...
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Duration of radiotherapy for breast cancer

SHORT VERSION The sequence of treatments (chemotherapy and/or surgery and/or radiotherapy) follows...
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Brachytherapy

SHORT VERSION Brachytherapy, also known as internal radiation therapy, is a radiation therapy...
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Radiation therapy for prostate cancer

SHORT VERSION When used as first treatment option, radiation therapy can be performed using two...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

What follow-up after prostate radiotherapy?

SHORT VERSION A follow-up at 6 months from the end of the treatments and then an annual follow-up...
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What are the possible side effects of prostate radiation therapy?

SHORT VERSION There are two types of side effects of prostate radiation therapy: early/acute side...
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Why is radiotherapy used in prostate cancer?

SHORT VERSION In France, prostate cancer is diagnosed in approximately 70,000 men per year....
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How does external radiotherapy work?

SHORT VERSION The term external radiation therapy describes a treatment in which the radiation...
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What happens during brachytherapy?

SHORT VERSION Before brachytherapy initiation, the dose, radioactive source (radioactive...
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Brachytherapy

SHORT VERSION Brachytherapy, also known as internal radiation therapy, is a radiation therapy...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

Late complications of radiotherapy

SHORT VERSION Late complications of radiation therapy appear between 3 months and up to 3 years...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

Does radiation therapy burn the skin?

SHORT VERSION Depending on the area irradiated and the dose deposited on the skin, radiotherapy...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

What to eat during radiotherapy?

SHORT VERSION In most cases, patients can follow their normal diet and should only limit their...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

Can body creams be used during radiotherapy?

SHORT VERSION In general, body creams should not be used before the radiotherapy sessions because...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

How to limit the occurrence of early side effects during radiation therapy?

SHORT VERSION The instructions given by the radiation oncologist and nurses allow patients to...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

How to prepare for radiation therapy?

SHORT VERSION The patient does not need to do anything special before starting radiation therapy,...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

The cancer treatment consultation

SHORT VERSION During this consultation, the physician describes and discusses with the patient the...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

Radiotherapy duration

SHORT VERSION The duration of the entire radiotherapy treatment and the length of each session...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

How to look after the skin during radiotherapy?

It should be noted that there is no consensus on preventive or curative treatments for dermatitis...
radiotherapy tolerance tests

When to return to work after radiation therapy?

SHORT VERSION The return to work depends on the patient’s professional activity, on how well...
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Follow-up after radiotherapy : how and why?

SHORT VERSION After radiation therapy, patients are regularly followed by the treating physician...