Lead Sponsor

Northwestern University

Age

18 - No limit years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

•18 years of age or older
•Been diagnosed with head and neck cancer requiring radiation therapy or skin cancer requiring radiation treatment to the neck
•Are scheduled for a radiation therapy planning session (CT simulation)
•Have a scheduled radiation therapy start date within 1 to 2 weeks from the CT simulation
•Are able to comply with the study protocol

•Patients who are pregnant, which may lead to discontinuation of radiation therapy
•Patients currently on immunotherapy
•Active or past history of inflammatory lesions in the radiation field that could interfere with assessment
•Patients who are undergoing re-irradiation to the head and neck
•Patients must not have any other condition or situation beyond those listed above which, in the investigator's opinion, puts the patient at significant risk, could confound the study results, or may interfere significantly with the patient's participation in the study.
•Participation in other clinical trials that would alter the radiation dose typically utilized for definitive chemo and radiation therapy treatment of head and neck cancer.
•Use of other topical treatments on the skin in the treatment field. No other products are allowed except Aquaphor® ointment.