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Is radiation therapy safe when the patient is has a vp shunt?
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Yes: There should be no consequence of having a vp shunt during radiation therapy.
Answered 6/29/2018
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Yes: The vp shunt is not directly effected by the radiation treatment. Indirectly, a shunt can be blocked by pressure placed on it from surrounding tissues which can happen from tumor growth or tissue swelling on the tubes. The tissue swelling from radiation is typically not sufficient to cause a blockage in these shunts.
Answered 5/1/2017
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