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When do you hold radiation for moist desqumation to recover when treating breast cancer?

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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network

This happens very rarely during the course of RT in the era of hypofractionation and dose homogeneity radiation delivery. In the rare case it happens, we switch to boost rather than giving a treatment break from RT

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Radiation Oncology · Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh

Agree with @Dr. First Last that this is a rare phenomenon with current dose and fractionation regimens.

We do see this in the setting of re-irradiation or cases that require higher doses (+ surgical margins) from time to time and I rarely hold as long as the patient is doing ok.

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Radiation Oncology · Stroger Hospital

I switch to boost rather than giving a treatment break from RT.

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