Risk assessment, surveillance, and nonpharmaceutical prevention of acute radiation dermatitis: results of a multicentric survey among the German-speaking radiation oncology community.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Radiation dermatitis (RD) represents one of the most frequent side effects in radiotherapy (RT). Despite technical progress, mild and moderate RD still affects major subsets of patients and identification and management of patients with a high risk of severe RD is essential. We sought to characterize surveillance and nonpharmaceutical preventive management of RD in German-speaking hospitals and private centers.

Methods

We conducted a survey on RD among German-speaking radiation oncologists inquiring for their evaluation of risk factors, assessment methods, and nonpharmaceutical preventive management of RD.

Results

A total of 244 health professionals from public and private institutions in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland participated in the survey. RT-depende

SUBMITTER: Layer K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10542714 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature