Ann Dermatol.  2011 Sep;23(Suppl 1):S139-S140. 10.5021/ad.2011.23.S1.S139.

Comment on "The Clinical Features and Pathophysiology of Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Patients Receiving Tomotherapy"

• Yartsev S
• Yu E

• KMID: 2156773
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2011.23.S1.S139

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Dermatitis
Humans

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) Cumulative relative dose-volume histogram and (B) dose distribution for the patient with large superficial target volume. GTV: gross tumor volume, PTV: planning target volume, unlabeled dose-volume histograms correspond to the right eye (purple), right lens (blue), right optic nerve (orange), optic chiasm (green), spinal cord (yellow).

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  Fig. 2 Clinical photographs of the patient's scalp: (A) before and (B) 2 months after tomotherapy treatment.

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