At the start of this study, all patients had an RTOG score between 1 and 2.5 and 60% of patients had dry desquamation. By week two, 8/20 patients had completely healed and dressings were discontinued; by week three, 11/20 patients had healed and by week four, 15/20 (75%) of patients had healed.
Patient diaries were invaluable and provided an insight into the quality of life for these patients with common themes being