Table 5.

Objective assessment of radiation dermatitis using reflectance spectrophotometry. Lower L* values describe darker skin (hyperpigmentation), whereas higher a* values are interpreted as an increased erythema intensity. Scores in bold were statistically significant better for barrier film in the individual trials (p < 0.05).

authors	barrier film		control
	L*	a*	L*	a*
Schmeel et al. (a)	N/A	11.00	N/A	16.50
Schmeel et al. (b)	65.31	10.83	59.90	13.16
total	N/A	10.90°	N/A	14.60

N/A = not available.

° p < 0.01.