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Is whole body phototherapy for skin disorders a contraindication to chest wall or breast radiation?

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Radiation Oncology · Mayo Clinic

I would not consider prior phototherapy a contraindication. I regularly treat patients with cutaneous lymphomas and occasionally, refractory dermatitis after phototherapy, mostly narrow band UVB. Some of them have received maintenance phototherapy for 1-2 years before treatment with significant skin...

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