Information for Patients Receiving Radiation
On possible side effects
- For patients receiving radiation therapy treatment to the Brain click here
- For patients receiving radiation therapy treatment to the Head or Neck, excluding the brain click here
- For patients receiving radiation therapy treatment to the Chest, includng patients being treated for Lung Cancer click here
- For patients receiving treatment to the Abdomen and/or Pelvis includng patients being treated for Prostate Cancer click here
On what to expect for patients undergoing Special Radiation Therapy Procedures
- Sterotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) click here
- Brachytherapy click here
- Radioactive Iodine 131 (I-131) click here
Additional Information
- Nutritional Information click here
- Patients Expeirienceing Diarrhea click here
- General Skin Care Instructons click here
Feel free to direct any questions and/or concerns you may have related to your treatment to your primary nurse and physician. The phone number is (631) 444-2328, Monday-Friday, 8:00-4:30 PM. Evenings, weekends, and holidays, please call (516) 783-1610
Click here for the Radiation Oncology brochure in PDF file format. To view the patient guide file Adobe Reader must be installed on your computer. Adobe Reader is a free program that can be downloaded from www.adobe.com
Last updated by bogrady on November 20, 2009
