Radiation therapy

Abstract

There is a revival of interest in the use of radiotherapy for benign skin diseases and among these for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) even though we do not consider radiotherapy to be the treatment of first choice. It can be a supportive measure, especially in cases difficult to treat. In order to promote evidence-based practice, we have to search through the data from several decades to find enough on HS (Table 23.1).