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Patients with acute esophageal radiation toxicity (which develops within two to three weeks of exposure) complain of dysphagia, odynophagia, and/or substernal chest pain. Late manifestations (≥3 months) include stricture formation, chronic ulcerations, and fistula formation. Endoscopic abnormalities, depending on the time course, include mucositis, ulceration, strictures, or fistulas.