Mark, all of the above is very good advice. To that I would just like to add that you should use a non fragrant skin cream like Lubriderm from Day 1 to get on top of the radiation burns. We heeded Christine B and Cheryl 's advice and brought the cream with us to the Rx sessions and John would apply it as soon as he came out of radiation. We also did the saline soak diligently, four times a day. The skin will break down from the radiation and you don't want to have to deal with weeping sores. The body is on a delicate balance while it is undergoing treatment for cancer. Do whatever you can to avoid tipping the balance.