Table 1.

Toxicity grading of radiation dermatitis according to the NCI-CTCAE

Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Faint erythema or dry desquamation	Moderate to brisk erythema; patchy moist desquamation, mostly confined to skin folds and creases; moderate edema	Moist desquamation in areas other than skin folds and creases; bleeding induced by minor trauma or abrasion	Skin necrosis or ulcération of full thickness dermis; spontaneous bleeding from involved site	Death