Definitions

1. Radiation treatments are always carefully planned and targeted so that the tumor is attacked but the lungs and heart are, mostly, spared.
2. Radiation treatments are painless and usually last a few minutes. (Web site)

Stomach

1. You will likely not experience these side effects once your radiation treatments to the stomach and abdomen have been completed.

Fewer Side Effects

1. As such, this theoretically will translate into local cure rates and fewer side effects from radiation treatments.

Radiation Damage

1. Radiation treatments and x-rays affect any rapidly dividing cell, so cells that produce sperm are quite sensitive to radiation damage. (Web site)

Blood Counts

1. However, many radiation therapy institutions make it a policy to check the blood counts at least once during the radiation treatments. (Web site)

Lungs

1. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) refers to one or several stereotactic radiation treatments with the body, such as the lungs[ 9]. (Web site)

Cases

1. Most cases involved children who received radiation treatments to their neck.

Pericarditis

1. Less common causes of pericarditis are a heart attack, a bacterial infection, an injury to the chest, or radiation treatments for cancer.

Brain

1. Hypogonadism can also develop later in life from brain or pituitary gland tumors or as a result of radiation treatments. (Web site)
2. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is when doctors use a single or several stereotactic radiation treatments of the brain or spine. (Web site)

Anesthesia

1. Anesthesia is not needed for radiation treatments, since the patient is unlikely to feel any discomfort. (Web site)

Tumor

1. The patient received radiation treatments to each involved area with complete resolution of symptoms and tumor.
2. In some cases, radiation treatments are given after surgery to prevent the tumor from returning. (Web site)

Chemotherapy

1. You may receive radiation treatments before or after cancer surgery, often in combination with chemotherapy. (Web site)

Patients

1. Anesthesia is not needed for radiation treatments and patients generally have few restrictions on activities during radiation therapy. (Web site)
2. Thirty of the patients participated in yoga around the time of their radiation treatments.

Valvular Heart Disease

1. Valvular heart disease can also be caused by certain infections such as rheumatic fever, and certain medications or radiation treatments for cancer.

Impotence

1. Surgical and radiation treatments for colorectal cancers can cause impotence in some patients. (Web site)

Radiation

1. With all radiation treatments, radiation must enter and exit the body through healthy tissue causing damage to the area surrounding the tumor.

Chemo

1. Chemotherapy – Chemo and radiation treatments used to treat cancer can disrupt the production of sperm and testosterone. (Web site)

Important Clues

1. Having had cancer, radiation treatments for cancer, or significant injuries to the chest are also important clues to help diagnose pericarditis.

Neck

1. Adults that received head and neck radiation treatments in childhood have an increased risk for developing papillary thyroid cancer.
2. This condition is usually a result of poor oral hygiene, chronic or extensive use of antibiotics, or radiation treatments to the head or neck.
3. It can appear thirty or more years after radiation treatments to the neck. (Web site)

Medications

1. Doctors may treat hyperthyroidism with medications, surgery, or radiation treatments. (Web site)
2. The disease may be controlled with medications or by removal or destruction of the thyroid gland through surgery or radiation treatments. (Web site)
3. Valvular heart disease can conjointly be caused by bound infections like rheumatic fever, and sure medications or radiation treatments for cancer.

Radiation Treatments

1. A history of radiation treatments to the head, neck, or chest during childhood. (Web site)
2. Risk factors include age over 50 years, female gender, obesity, thyroid surgery, and exposure of the neck to X-ray or radiation treatments.
3. Radioactive iodine used to treat hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) or radiation treatments for head or neck cancers can destroy the thyroid gland. (Web site)

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1. Treat Hyperthyroidism
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3. Radiation Damage
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