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. 2017 Feb 23;8(1):1–6. doi: 10.14740/wjon996w

Table 1. RIM After Radiotherapy of Non-Oncological Diseases.

Studies Radiotherapy of non-oncological disease Type of RIM Comments
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