Table 1 Acute radiation dermatitis corresponding to the RTOG/EORTC and CTCAE scoring criteria
| Â | Grade | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
RTOG/EORTC | No skin rending, ulceration, inflammation or damage | Follicular, faint or dull erythema or dry desquamation | Moderate to brisk erythema, patchy moist desquamation mostly confined to skin folds and creases, moderate edema | Confluent, moist desquamation other than skin Folds (≤ 1.5 cm diameter), pitting edema | ulceration of full thickness dermis or skin necrosis, spontaneous bleeding from the involved site | Death |
CTCAE (v5.0) | No dermatitis | Combined area of ulcers < 1 cm, faint erythema or dry desquamation | Combined area of ulcers 1—2 cm; moderate to brisk erythema, patchy moist desquamation, moderate edema | Combined area of ulcers > 2 cm; full-thickness skin loss involving damage to subcutaneous tissue that may extend down to fascia | life-threatening consequences, skin necrosis or ulceration of full thickness dermis, spontaneous bleeding from involved site, skin graft indicated | |