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Radiation therapy

Radiation poisoning

• Nausea and vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Skin burns (redness, blistering)
• Weakness, fatigue, exhaustion, fainting
• Dehydration
• Inflammation of exposed areas (redness, tenderness, swelling, bleeding)
• Hair loss
• Ulceration of the oral mucosa
• Ulceration of the esophagus, stomach or intestines
• Vomiting blood
• Bloody stool
• Bleeding from the nose , mouth, gums, and rectum
• Bruising
• Sloughing of skin
• Open sores on the skin

Review Date: 01/17/2007
Reviewed By: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.