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Practical Radiation Oncology Senior Editor Majid Al Othman, MD, hosts a discussion on the ASTRO clinical practice guideline for basal and squamous cell cancers of the skin. Anna Likhacheva, MD, with the Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento and Christopher Barker, MD of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center join Dr. Al Othman for this episode to discuss when radiation therapy is appropriate for treatment of skin cancers, the differences in recommendations for basal vs squamous cell cancers, and the use of other modalities in addition to radiation therapy. Dr. Likhacheva and Dr. Barker are both authors on the guideline.