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Radiation Oncology
Would you use bolus in patients s/p mastectomy and reconstruction if they had dermal involvement?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
Pathological dermis involvement is a risk factor of LR and I would use bolus for this situation.
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
While we are increasingly omitting bolus, dermal involvement would concern me and I would use bolus.
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Radiation Oncologist at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center
Drs. @Sushil Beriwal and @Chirag S. Shah, would yo...
Radiation Oncologist at Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh
I typically start with 1st 13 fractions and will m...
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