scholarly journals Radiation-induced skin reactions: mechanism and treatment

2018 ◽  
Vol Volume 11 ◽  
pp. 167-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinlong Wei ◽  
Lingbin Meng ◽  
Xue Hou ◽  
Chao Qu ◽  
Bin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skin Reactions ◽  
Radiation Induced ◽  
Reactions Mechanism

scholarly journals An evaluation of the skincare management of patients receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leona McAlinden ◽  
Andrea Mullan ◽  
Paul Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Skin Reactions ◽  
Prophylactic Measures ◽  
Radiation Induced ◽  
Guidance Needs ◽  
The Uk

AbstractAim:Breast cancer patients experience skin reactions during radiotherapy. Radiation-induced skin reactions can result in treatment delivery being interrupted. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the skincare management of patients receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer in order to inform best practice.Method:A literature search was undertaken using USearch and HONNI in support of the first-hand evidence gained from the supervised on-treatment review of patients receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer.Results:There is evidence to suggest that the skincare advice given to patients varies widely between departments in the UK with many not following nationally recommended guidelines. Studies demonstrate that there are ways to reduce skin reactions and that there are a range of effective management strategies being adopted. Prophylactic skincare has been explored to improve the resilience of the skin prior to commencing radiotherapy.Findings:Further investigation is required in order to clearly establish the optimum national skincare management for breast cancer patients. More studies are required to test the effectiveness and viability of prophylactic measures. Skincare guidance needs to be robustly developed and effectively promoted by therapeutic radiographers for radiotherapy patients to benefit from reduced, radiation-induced, skin reactions.

Investigation of skin reactions in complex interventional radiology procedures

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-65
Author(s):  
A.R. Kulkarni ◽  
P. Akhilesh ◽  
S. Mahalakshmi ◽  
S.D. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Interventional Radiology ◽  
Radiation Sensitivity ◽  
Skin Injury ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Skin Reactions ◽  
Exposed Skin ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Radiation Induced ◽  
Interventional Radiology Procedures

The aim of this study was to compare the radiation induced skin reactions, if any, on patients who underwent complex interventional radiology (IR) procedures and received cumulative air kerma (Ka) above 5 Gy, and experimentally validate the onset of skin reaction and estimate probable causes of such reactions. Six patients who underwent complex IR procedures and received Ka exceeding 5 Gy were followed up for a period of 2 years after the procedure to check for occurrence of skin reactions. Out of six patients, one patient reported with severe skin injury after a period of one month of IR procedure while another patient reported skin injury within 24 h after the IR procedure. The remaining 4 patients did not show any visible skin injury/reactions followed up for a period of two years after IR procedure. Reddening and peeling of patient skin reported within 24 h of the IR procedure were not concurring with exposed skin areas and this was validated by the phantom study. The follow up study of patients who received doses exceeding the threshold for skin reactions suggests that factors other than radiation dose may play a significant role in manifestation of radiation induced skin reactions. An intensive assessment and analysis of intrinsic and extrinsic factors related to radiation sensitivity of patients prior to complex IR procedures may help in preventing radiation induced skin reactions.

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