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Radiation Therapy 101: The Basics Every Nurse Needs to Know

William P. Hogle

radiotherapy, brachytherapy, xerostomia
CJON 2003, 7(2), 230-232. DOI: 10.1188/03.CJON.230-232

Mr. Smith will receive an extended course of radiation therapy for a nasopharyngeal tumor that will last seven weeks with a total accumulated dose of 7,000 cGy. In preparing the teaching plan for Mr. Smith, the nurse would want to include what information?

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