title: [Study on influence of thermoplastic mask on radiation dermatitis for patients with laryngeal cancer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the protective effect of thermoplastic mask on radiation dermatitis for patients with laryngeal cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-three patients with laryngeal cancer was recruited in the research and were divided into two group. The test group (38 patients) was treated with opening-window on thermoplastic mask to protect the skin exposure to the radiotherapy. The control group (35 patients) was treated with intact thermoplastic mask. The rate of radio-dermatitis and pain in the skin exposure to the radiotherapy were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The radio-dermatitis and pain of the skin exposure to the radiotherapy in the test group was significantly lower than the control group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The opening-window on thermoplastic mask can decrease the radio-dermatitis for patients with laryngeal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Center of Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Rubo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D008397:Masks; D008875:Middle Aged; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000379:methods*; D011855:Radiodermatitis / Q000517:prevention & control*