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Table 5 RTOG Scoring Criteria for Acute Radiation Skin Reactions

From: An ultrasonographic evaluation of skin thickness in breast cancer patients after postmastectomy radiation therapy

RTOG Scoring Criteria

Skin Changes

0

No change over baseline

1

Follicular, faint or dull erythema, epilation, dry desquamation, decreased sweating

2

Tender or bright erythema, patchy moist desquamation, moderate oedema

3

Confluent, moist desquamation other than skin folds, pitting oedema

4

Ulceration haemorrhage, necrosis