Journal article
Skin Elasticity as a Measure of Radiation Fibrosis: Is it Reproducible and does it Correlate with Patient and Physician-Reported Measures?
Abstract
Current means of measuring RT-induced fibrosis are subjective. We evaluated the DermaLab suction cup system to measure objectively skin deflection as a surrogate for fibrosis. Sixty-nine patients with E-STS were treated with limb-sparing surgery and 50-66 Grays (Gy) of RT. Using a "scleroderma" DermaLab Suction Cup, the skin stiffness was measured by two clinicians. The National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events …
Authors
Nguyen N-TA; Roberge D; Freeman CR; Wong C; Hines J; Turcotte RE
Journal
Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 469–476
Publisher
Adenine Press
Publication Date
October 2014
DOI
10.7785/tcrtexpress.2013.600257
ISSN
1533-0346