Analogy for Radiation Induced Skin Reactions
I teach in a Patient Care course in the Radiation Therapy Curriculum. One topic is radiation induced skin reactions. Many times when our patients are undergoing radiation therapy, the skin is affected most by the radiation treatment. There are three levels of skin reaction: erythema (redness) / dry desquamation (dermatitis) and moist desquamation (skin breaking open and weeping). The students have to educate patients on the skin reaction on their day one of treatment. I offer the analogy of a “sun burn” for the student’s to use with their patients. They would tell their patients, that the skin is sensitive to radiation much like the skin is sensitive to the sun. They will first experience a skin reaction much like a sun burn. The student’s find this helpful.
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