title: The role of radiation therapy in the management of skin cancers.
abstract: The use of radiation therapy in the management of skin cancer is variable and often anecdotal. Applied as both primary and adjuvant therapy in patients with both nonmelanoma skin cancer and rarer tumors of the skin, a consensus regarding optimal dosing regimens has not yet been reached. Herein, the authors outline the basic concepts of radiation therapy for tumors of the skin and review its use for high-risk nonmelanoma skin cancer, as well as less common malignancies, including angiosarcoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and sebaceous carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Rohun
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hulyalkar
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rakkhit
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garcia-Zuazaga
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011859:Radiography; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000532:radiotherapy*