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Is whole body phototherapy for skin disorders a contraindication to chest wall or breast radiation?

If so, how long after phototherapy (eg. NB-UVB) is it safe to proceed with RT? See: Systemic review of phototherapy for pruritic skin disorders
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Radiation Oncology · Mayo Clinic
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I would not consider prior phototherapy a contraindication. I regularly treat patients with cutaneous lymphomas and occasionally, refractory dermatitis after phototherapy, mostly narrow band UVB. Some of them have received maintenance phototherapy for 1-2 years before treatment with significant skin...

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