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The majority of adult patients diagnosed with a primary brain tumour will receive radiotherapy as part of their management plan. This chapter aims to explore what radiotherapy is and define the various forms of radiotherapy used in the treatment of gliomas. It will give an overview of the factors involved in patient selection for different tumour grades and describe the typical radiotherapy planning and treatment pathway.
The potential acute and long-term toxicity from radiotherapy to the brain will be addressed and appropriate management and support for patient undergoing treatment described.
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Burton, K.E. (2019). Radiotherapy. In: Oberg, I. (eds) Management of Adult Glioma in Nursing Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76747-5_14
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