Predictors of radiation-induced acute skin toxicity in breast cancer at a single institution: Role of fractionation and treatment volume

Purpose: The associations among radiation fractionation, body mass index (BMI), and acute skin toxicity with adjuvant radiation for breast cancer is of increasing interest. This study evaluated the rate of grade ≥2 dermatitis and moist desquamation (MD) in patients with a high BMI who were treated t...

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Main Authors: Arti Parekh, MD, Avani D. Dholakia, MD, Daniel J. Zabranksy, MD, PhD, Fariba Asrari, MD, Melissa Camp, MD, MPH, Mehran Habibi, MD, Richard Zellars, MD, Jean L. Wright, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109417302026