A paired, double-blind, randomized comparison of a moisturizing durable barrier cream to 10% glycerine cream in the prophylactic management of postmastectomy irradiation skin care: Trans tasman radiation oncology group (TROG) 04.01

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-50

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

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NEWCASTLE 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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

AREA UNDER THE CURVES; BARRIER FILMS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; METHODS AND MATERIALS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; SKIN DOSIMETRIES; SKIN REACTION; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS;

SKIN CARE PRODUCTS;

GLYCEROL; MOISTURIZING DURABLE BARRIER CREAM; SKIN CREAM; SORBOLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PHOTOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN CARE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; THORAX WALL;

EID: 84876149816     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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