Digital photography as source documentation of skin toxicity: An analysis from the Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG) 04.01 Post-Mastectomy Radiation Skin Care Trial

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 458-463

  Graham, Peter H ^a   Plant, Natalie A ^a   Graham, Jennifer Louise ^a   Browne, Lois H ^a   Borg, Martin ^b   Capp, Anne ^c   Delaney, Geoff P ^d   Harvey, Jennifer ^e   Kenny, Lizbeth ^f   Francis, Michael ^g   Zissiadis, Yvonne ^h  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Mater Hospital   (Australia)

^d LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Mater Hospital   (Australia)

^f ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g Andrew Love Cancer Centre   (Australia)

^h ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

clinical trial; monitoring; photograph; radiotherapy toxicity; source documentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CAMERA; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN CARE; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SKIN TOXICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DERMOSCOPY; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIODERMATITIS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84864993022     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2012.02365.x     Document Type: Article

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