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Side effects of lung cancer radiotherapy.
Other side effects depend on the part of the body that is being treated.
Getting radiation to the breast can sometimes cause an inflammation of the lungs which is called radiation pneumonitis.
Lung damage radiation pneumonitis.
See if you re getting radiation to the chest below for more details.
Because radiation therapy is a localized treatment most side effects develop in the treatment area for lung cancer that is the chest.
Many people who get radiation therapy experience fatigue.
Recent research advances and new technology have facilitated highly precise radiation delivery techniques which can reduce the impact on surrounding healthy tissue and the likelihood of side effects.