Table 2.

Classification of acute radiation dermatitis

Grade
1	2	3	4
Faint erythema or dry desquamation	Moderate to brisk erythema or patchy moist desquamation, mostly confined to skin folds and creases; moderate erythema	Moist desquamation other than skin folds; pitting edema, bleeding from minor trauma or abrasion	Skin necrosis or ulceration of full-thickness dermis; may have spontaneous bleeding from affected area

According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 3