In the past, what percent of patients needed change in treatment because of the burns?
Dr. DeLand: Typically, I would say a good 30 percent. You need to stop the treatment or change it some way to get off that skin that is peeling. Now some radiation oncologists will just say you have to continue or it gets worse and worse and worse, and that is miserable. Had any of the patients had radiation without the LED and then had it again with the LED photo-modulation? Dr. DeLand: I actually had one patient … has metastatic breast cancer … and she had a similar site treated before and she told me, “I can tell a big difference, it is so much less painful, you know.” She said, “This is nothing like last time; this is much better.” Could this be used for other radiation anywhere? Dr. DeLand: Pretty much, pretty much — any area where you are getting a significant skin dose, which I think head and neck patients. I actually just got off the phone with a doctor who was interested in it for his head and neck patients. Any place where there is a skin fold, you know, where you are go
