Table 1. RIM After Radiotherapy of Non-Oncological Diseases.
Studies | Radiotherapy of non-oncological disease | Type of RIM | Comments |
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Ron et al [15, 16] | Tinea capitis - radiotherapy to scalp | CNS tumors like meningioma (most common), gliomas, nerve sheath tumor Head and neck malignancies and leukemia |
Radiation doses of 1 - 2 Gy can significantly increase the risk of neural tumor |
Smith and Doll [17] | Ankylosing spondylitis | Leukemia (most common) | About fivefold increase in deaths from leukemia and a 62% increase in deaths from cancers of sites that would have been in the radiation fields |
Albright and Allday [18] | Acne vulgaris | Thyroid malignancies | Thyroid was not shielded during the treatment so received undetermined amount of radiation |