Effect of Film Dressing on Acute Radiation XXXX Secondary to Proton Beam Therapy.

@entity1 @entity263 @entity1909 @entity6937 @entity34
PURPOSE: @entity6937 ( @entity6937 ) is one of the most common adverse events of @entity34 ( @entity34 ), and there is currently no effective method to manage @entity6937 . The purpose of this study was to examine the prophylactic effect of a film dressing using Airwall on @entity34 -induced @entity6937 compared with standard skin managements. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A total of 271 @entity1 with @entity263 who were scheduled for @entity34 at our center were divided into 2 groups based on their own requests: 145 @entity1 (53%) chose Airwall (group A) and 126 @entity1 (47%) received standard treatments (group B). We evaluated irradiated skin every other day during @entity34 and followed up once a week for a month after completion of @entity34 . RESULTS: Grade 0, 1, 2, and 3 @entity1909 were seen in 2, 122, 21, and 0 and 0, 65, 57, and 4 @entity1 in groups A and B, respectively (P<.001). Numbers of days to grades 1 and 2 @entity6937 development were 34.9      14.3 and 54.7      10.3 and 31.8      11.3 and  54.4      11.6 in groups A and B, respectively. There were no significant differences between the 2 groups. Eighteen @entity1 (12%) in group A who experienced problems  in the region covered with Airwall switched to standard skin care after peeling the film off. CONCLUSIONS: Film dressing using Airwall reduced the severity of @entity6937 without delaying the response time of the skin to proton beam irradiation compared with standard skin management. Hence, film dressing is considered a promising measure for preventing @entity6937 secondary to @entity34 .
