Radiotherapy skin reactions and treatments

1. Radiotherapy can often lead to skin reactions of varying severity, yet there has been little research into how these should be treated. 2. A survey was undertaken to find the prevalence of skin reactions and the treatments used. 3. The centres participating in the study use a wide range of treatments for each level of skin reaction. 4. More controlled studies are required to ascertain which treatments are most suitable for each level of reaction.