Skin Radiation Dose Linked to Breast Lymphedema Risk

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/skin-radiation-dose-linked-breast-lymphedema-risk-2026a100128v?src= A single-center retrospective study identified a breast skin radiation-dose threshold associated with lymphedema risk and found that mammographic skin-thickness changes may help identify the complication. More specifically, breast skin receiving more than 40 Gy over a volume exceeding 90 cc was associated with nearly 4-fold higher odds of breast lymphedema after breast-conserving therapy, and mammographic skin thickness increased significantly over time in patients with breast lymphedema compared with those without it.