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Radiation Oncology • Melanoma/Skin Cancer
Do you have a tolerance dose for a skin graft when treating a high-risk skin cancer?
How long would you typically wait between date of surgery and initiation of radiation therapy? What factors influence this decision?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Surprisingly, skin grafts are extremely tolerant of radiation therapy. This is probably due to the low oxygenation saturation. I generally treat across the skin graft, considering it nothing more than normal tissue when I am attempting to either prophylactically or specifically treat can...
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