Table 8.
Characteristic | Grade | Description | (n = 1196)a |
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Highest RTOG toxicity grade | 1 | Follicular, faint, or dull erythema; epilation; dry desquamation; decreased sweating | 843/1196 (70.5%) |
2 | Tender or bright erythema, patchy moist desquamation; moderate edema | 292/1196 (24.4%) | |
3 | Confluent, moist desquamation other than skin folds; pitting edema | 50/1196 (4.2%) | |
4 | Ulceration, hemorrhage, necrosis | 11/1196 (0.9%) |
RTOG radiation treatment oncology group
a703 lesions missing RTOG grading