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. 2011 Sep;23 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S139-40.
doi: 10.5021/ad.2011.23.S1.S139. Epub 2011 Sep 30.

Comment on "the clinical features and pathophysiology of acute radiation dermatitis in patients receiving tomotherapy"

Slav Yartsev  1 , Edward Yu
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Comment on "the clinical features and pathophysiology of acute radiation dermatitis in patients receiving tomotherapy"

Slav Yartsev et al. Ann Dermatol. 2011 Sep.
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Figures

Fig. 1
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).
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Clinical photographs of the patient's scalp: (A) before and (B) 2 months after tomotherapy treatment.
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