Electron Beam Radiation Side Effects

Below are the most common side effects of electron beam radiation therapy.

Electron beam radiation side effects.

Where you go for external beam radiation therapy. Patients may also see blood in their urine feces or semen. What are the side effects of electron beam therapy. Some side effects might take longer to go away.

You might have all some or none of these. The type of side effects experienced depends on the size and location of the cancer and the length of treatment. External whole breast radiation sometimes called external beam whole breast radiation is the most common type of radiation. Skin irritation ranging from redness to blistering and peeling changes in skin color.

Learn from their experiences about effectiveness side effects and cost dismiss this notification patientslikeme would like to remind you that your browser is out of date and many features of the website may not function as expected. Temporary incontinence or urinary leakage frequency burning during urination and difficulty urinating or urinary retention are associated with external radiation therapy. The machine will make clicking and whirring noises and might sometimes sound like a vacuum cleaner as it moves to aim the radiation beam from different angles. Side effects are limited to the treatment site.

Although these acute side effects are occasionally severe they are self limited if appropriate supportive therapy is administered in a timely fashion. Unfortunately electron beam therapy is not completely devoid of side effects. The radiation therapist controls the movement and checks to be sure it s working properly. Researchers hope these different schedules for delivering radiation may be more effective and cause fewer side effects than the usual way of doing it or be as effective but more convenient.

Your nurse will talk with you about the side effects you re most likely to have. Possible side effects of radiation side effects of radiation are usually limited to the area getting radiation and can include. Most of the time you will get external beam radiation therapy as an outpatient. Long term effects include dry skin decreased sweating skin color changes loss of scalp hair and the development of dilated blood vessels telangectasias.

Follow the guidelines in this section to help manage your side effects during and after treatment. During or soon after therapy electron beam radiation can cause acute effects such as fatigue itching tanning and burns like sunburn. In general most patients gradually develop skin irritation or a sunburn like redness in the treatment area.