Tolerance doses Flashcards
Dry desquamation (A)
50Gy , 25#
Moist desquamation (A)
60Gy
Hair loss (A)
20Gy
Late skin effects:
Atrophy,
Telangectasia (spider veins)
Fragility
Induration (thickening)
Ulceration
55Gy
Loss of taste (A,S)
30Gy
Acute painful salitis (A)
10Gy, 5#
Decreased saliva (A, S)
20Gy
Painful mucositis (A)
40Gy
Permanent Xerostomia (dry mouth) (L)
50Gy
Mucosal ulcer, severe fibrosis (L)
60Gy
Lymphoedema
50Gy
Skin - whole organ
55Gy
Mouth/Salivary glands - whole organ
60Gy
Xeropthalmia (dry eyes) (S, L)
30Gy
Blindness (L)
50Gy in 25#
Cataract (L)
10Gy
Otitis media (middle ear infection) (A)
30Gy in 15#
Loss of taste (A, S)
30Gy
Deafness (L)
60Gy in 30#
Lens - whole organ
5Gy
Ears/Tongue - whole organ
60Gy
Larynx (WO)
65Gy
Xerophthalmia (dry eyes)
30Gy
Decreased visual activity/blindness
50Gy
Persistant oedema, cartilage necrosis (S,L)
65Gy
Pneumonitis (S)
20Gy
Otitis media (middle ear infection)
30Gy
Pulmonary fibrosis (L)
30Gy
Lung (WO)
30Gy, 45Gy partial volume
Heart (WO)
40Gy
Pancarditis (S) - inflammation of whole heart
Pericarditits (S) - inflammation of sac
40Gy
Pericardial stricture/effusion (L)
Myocardiopathy (L)
50Gy
Stomach (WO)
45Gy
Large and small bowel (WO)
45Gy
Diarrhoea (A)
20Gy
Proctitis with tenesmus (A)
40Gy
Proctitis with bleeding (A)
50Gy in 25#
Strictures, uclers, perforation, fistulas (L)
45Gy
Rectum (WO)
40Gy (60Gy limited volume)
Oesophagus (WO)
45Gy
Oesophagitis (A)
30Gy
Liver
30Gy
Hepatitis (S)
25Gy
Liver failure, ascites (L)
35Gy
Kidneys (WO)
40Gy 1/3 of each kidney
Nephritis (S)
20Gy
Hypertension (S,L)
20Gy
Ureters - stricture with obstruction (L)
75Gy
Bladder (WO)
60Gy
Cystitis (A)
40Gy
Chronic cystitis, ulcer, contracture (L)
65Gy
Impotence (S,L) - erectile dysfunction
60Gy in 30#
Vaginal ulcer, fistula (L)
90Gy
Uterine necrosis, perforation (L)
100Gy
Hypopituitarism (L)
45Gy
Hypothyroidism (L)
45Gy
Thyroid gland (WO)
30Gy
Hypoadrenalism (L)
60Gy
Testes/Ovaries (WO)
3Gy
Sterility, temporary amenorrhoea (A,S)
3Gy
Sterility, permanent amenorrhoea (L)
15Gy
Brain (+ optic nerve) (WO)
50Gy
Brain necrosis (L)
55Gy in 25#
Brainstem
45Gy