Radiation Therapy Skin Marking with Lancets Versus Electric Marking Pen (COMFORTATTOO)—6 Months Results on Cosmesis, Fading, and Patients’ Satisfaction From a Randomized, Double-Blind Trial

Purpose: Most of radiation oncology centers rely on set-up skin markings for patient setup during treatment delivery. Permanent dark-ink tattooing is the most popular marking method. COMFORTATTOO is a unicentric, randomized trial testing 2 permanent methods: lancets against an electric marking pen (...

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Main Authors: André M. Pires, MD, Luísa Carvalho, MD, Ana C. Santos, BsC, Ana M. Vilaça, BsC, Ana R. Coelho, MsC, Celeste Oliveira, MsC, Céline Costa, MsC, Flávia Fernandes, MD, Liliana Moreira, BsC, João Lima, MD, Rafaela Vieira, BsC, Maria J. Ferraz, BsC, Marta Silva, BsC, Pedro Silva, MsC, Rafael Matias, MD, Sara Zorro, MD, Susana Costa, PhD, Susana Sarandão, MD, Ana F. Barros, BsC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109423002324