A scientific approach to skin radiotherapy nursing Article 3 - The skin RT prescription and plan especially in relation to volume and dose
- International Journal of Radiology & Radiation Therapy
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Gerald B. Fogarty, Natasha Bell, Terri Parker, Rebecca Droughton, Jenn Manning, Tai Tran, Anupam Chaudhuri
Abstract
Nurses play an important role in the RT of skin and its diseases. This is the third of four articles that attempts to provide a scientific basis for nurses to better understand skin RT patients, skin and its diseases, and acute RT skin reactions and how to care for them to achieve the best outcomes from RT treatments.
Keywords
radiotherapy, radiobiology, radiation effects, radiotherapy planning, computer-assisted, intensity-modulated, skin, skin cancer, nursing, review
