Radiation Dermatitis Following Electron Beam Therapy

Archives of DermatologyPublished 1 January 1978

Norman M. Price

DOI10.1001/archderm.1978.01640130027008

Citations43

TL;DR

Ten patients, who had been treated for mycosis fungoides with electron beam radiation ten or more years previously, were examined for signs of radiation dermatitis, and only a few manifested signs of mild chronic changes after having received between 1,000 and 2,800 rads.

Abstract

Ten patients, who had been treated for mycosis fungoides with electron beam radiation ten or more years previously, were examined for signs of radiation dermatitis. Although most patients had had acute radiation dermatitis, only a few manifested signs of mild chronic changes after having received between 1,000 and 2,800 rads.

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