CMOC Radiation Oncology Archive Questions

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Q : 1 08/05/2009

I am interested in treatment for dermal burn/reaction during and after radiation. Considering wound and skin care products that might interfere with radiation or cause a bolster affect or contain heavy metals such as silver. In our clinic, we typically use an array of products, including biafine cream, aloe, aquaphor, shea butter, udder cream or the patient's own moisturizer. (We check the contents before OK'ing any product.) I must tell you that I like the aloe as a start. It's natural and cheap! We instruct patients to not apply anything to their skin in the 4 hours immediately preceding their treatment, so that the skin is relatively dry. Once a patient has a significant reaction, we may change to radiacare products and often use gelpads for comfort. Rarely do we progress to need silvadene anymore. In the recovery phase, patients often go back to their normal moisturizers of choice. Hope this helps!

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