Biology of chronic radiation effect on tissues and wound healing |
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Authors: | EF Bernstein FJ Sullivan JB Mitchell GD Salomon E Glatstein |
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Affiliation: | Department of Dermatology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
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Abstract: | Radiation therapy exerts both acute and chronic effects on normal tissue included within treatment fields. The physics of radiation therapy and treatment techniques to minimize deleterious effects of radiation are presented. Management of radiation-damaged skin is discussed. Radiation effect on tissue, wound healing, and tumorigenesis also are reviewed. |
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