Do you ever pause or delay radiation for an infection?
Does it matter if it's within the treatment area (such as breast cellulitis in a breast patient or a UTI in a pelvic RT patient) or outside the treatment area (such as pneumonia in a pelvic RT patient or cellulitis outside treatment field)?
Does use of antibiotics or the patient being admitted to the hospital for the infection influence your decision?
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Radiation Oncology · Medical College of Wisconsin
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Infections can be frequent, especially in patients who are immune- compromised from prior chemotherapy or concurrent chemoradiation. I think the decision to hold treatment is site specific. I would not hold pelvic RT for a patient with a bladder infection as long as I was treating the infection and ...
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