Here another article that may be of interest. It's actually a hometown favorite at VCU since the lead author is on our faculty.

Irradiation in the setting of collagen vascular disease: acute and late complications.

Concerns about irradiating patients with connective tissue disorders (CTD) stem from a combination of radiobiologically sound science, frightening case reports, and teaching (or folklore, depending on your perspective) from our mentors. As with many longstanding beliefs in medicine, this one is perv...