Review Article
Prophylactic Management of Radiation-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
Table 1
Risk categories adapted from [
1].
| Emetogenic potential | Risk of emesis without antiemetic prophylaxis | Location |
| High | Risk > 90 percent | Total-body irradiation (TBI), total nodal irradiation (TNI) | Moderate | Risk 60 to 90 percent | Upper abdominal irradiation, hemibody irradiation (HBI), and upper body irradiation (UBI) | Low | Risk 30 to 60 percent | Cranium (all), craniospinal, head and neck, lower thorax region, pelvis | Minimal | Risk < 30 percent | Breast and extremities |
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