[Parenteral feeding during radiotherapy of oncological patients]

Radiotherapy is found to induce a number of metabolic changes in oncological patients. These are manifested in the loss of intracellular elements: kalium, nitrogen and retention of extracellular elements: sodium and water. An adequate parenteral feeding with calories rich fat emulsions and readily absorbed aminoacid mixtures might correct metabolic shifts occurred as a result of radiotherapy and provide for a complete course of radiation treatment.