Incidence and Correlates of Radiation Dermatitis in Children and Adolescents Receiving Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Paediatric Sarcomas

These findings suggest that the delivered dose, use of a bolus, the volume treated, and race may be used in the clinical setting to predict patients at risk for skin toxicity. Alterations in treatment technique and early therapeutic intervention may help to reduce or eliminate radiation-induced skin side-effects and associated pain.