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2. Radiation enteropathy - Wikipedia

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   The delayed effects, found 3 months or more after radiation therapy, produce pathology which includes intestinal epithelial mucosal atrophy, vascular sclerosis, and progressive fibrosis of the intestinal wall, among other changes in intestinal neuroendocrine and immune cells and in the gut microbiota.

3. Acute radiation syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Acute radiation syndrome (ARS), also known as radiation sickness or radiation poisoning, is a collection of health effects that are caused by being exposed to high amounts of ionizing radiation in a short period of time. [1] Symptoms can start within an hour of exposure, and can last for several months.

4. Proton therapy - Wikipedia

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   In medicine, proton therapy, or proton radiotherapy, is a type of particle therapy that uses a beam of protons to irradiate diseased tissue, most often to treat cancer.The chief advantage of proton therapy over other types of external beam radiotherapy is that the dose of protons is deposited over a narrow range of depth; hence in minimal entry, exit, or scattered radiation dose to healthy ...

5. Radiation therapy - Wikipedia

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   Radiation therapy (RT) is in itself painless, but has iatrogenic side effect risks. Many low-dose palliative treatments (for example, radiation therapy to bony metastases) cause minimal or no side effects, although short-term pain flare-up can be experienced in the days following treatment due to oedema compressing nerves in the treated area ...

6. Colorectal cancer - Wikipedia

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   The use of radiotherapy in colon cancer is not routine due to the sensitivity of the bowels to radiation. [159] Radiation therapy's side effects (and occurrence rates) include acute (27%) and late (17%) dermatological toxicities, acute (14%) and late (27%) gastrointestinal toxicities, [158] and late pelvic radiation disease (1-10%), e.g ...

7. Semaglutide Side Effects: Is It Safe? What You Need To Know - AOL

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   The most common side effects of semaglutide are gastrointestinal. They’re often temporary and usually subside over time. There are potential long-term side effects of semaglutide.