title: Innovative Approaches to Radiation Treatment for Mycosis Fungoides in the Setting of Collagen Vascular Disease.
abstract: Patients with connective tissue disorders are clinically challenging for radiation oncologists as these patients may be at increased risk for radiation-related skin toxicity. A clinical dilemma presents itself in a patient with lupus who presents with confluent skin lesions from mycosis fungoides requiring radiotherapy. In this report, we discuss an innovative technique used to develop an immobilization device that also effectively functioned as a uniform bolus with distinct dosimetric advantages to the use of a facial moulage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA ; Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Terezakis
authors.affiliation: Dental Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA ; College of Dentistry, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK 73117, USA.
authors.forename: George C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Bohle
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA ; Department of Pathology, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
authors.forename: Ying-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Sean L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yahalom