Radiation Therapy

4. derived unit of ionizing radiation dose
6. sub-acute or long term side effect of radiation, fever, congestion, pleural pain, dry cough and pleural rub
8. Sloughing of the epidermis and exposure of the dermal layer, Blister or vesicle formation, Serous drainage
11. Partial loss of the epidermal basal cell, symptoms include Dryness itching, scaling, flaking and peeling of skin
12. Radiation therapy is delivered to your cancer in small doses called...#
13. A pt. gets this scan done to plan for RT
14. inflammation of the bladder, can be seen in pelvic or prostate radiation, tums help a lot!
16. common side effect with radiation and chemo, can interfere with ADLs, we tell pts to increase activity, does not always relieve with rest!
18. sets pt up and administers radiation (Alex is one!)
20. if an RT pts skin starts to open or blister, we advise them to do this.
21. pelvic RT patients may need to do this to soothe irritated perineal/perianal skin, of if they have pain with wiping.
22. we ask RT patients to apply a water based...daily to prevent skin concerns.

1. redness/pinkness to skin
2. a common side effect of radiotherapy, which can damage skin cells as it fights cancer cells.
3. a oncological emergency! symptoms include numbness tingling to extremities , bowel/bladder changes, gait changes, pain that does not relive
5. pinkness/redness of skin
6. we give this to pts. having mouth pain or pain with swallowing, consists of almagel and lidocaine
7. Doctor who is trained in treating cancer with radiation
9. short acting analgesia we give to help pts with incidental pain during RT,
10. If pts have loose stools due to radiation, we advise them to take this medication
15. we advised pt. to do this treatment to help soothe radiation skin reactions.
17. A provider may need to prescribe this cream if a patient is has moist desquamation, it provides instant pain relief and is an antibacterial
19. we place this non-adherent dressing on RT wounds often, to prevent further damage to skin