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. 2023 Feb 1;149(9):6283–6291. doi: 10.1007/s00432-023-04597-2

Table 8.

Safety—by lesion based on RTOG criteria

Characteristic Grade Description (n = 1196)a
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