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Low-energy X-rays that stop within a few millimetres, used to cure basal and squamous cell skin cancers where surgery would scar or is not wanted.
Superficial (50 to 150 kV) and orthovoltage (150 to 300 kV) X-ray units were the first radiotherapy machines and are still the right tool for many skin cancers of the face, ears and lower legs, with cure rates comparable to surgery for small basal and squamous cell carcinomas and better cosmetic results in some sites. Electronic brachytherapy devices and electron beams cover the same ground. They are also used for keloids and benign conditions.
Low-energy photons deposit their dose at the skin surface and fall off rapidly with depth, treating the lesion with little dose to underlying tissue.
Query for this technology: (TITLE:"Superficial and orthovoltage radiotherapy for skin cancer" OR ABSTRACT:"Superficial and orthovoltage radiotherapy for skin cancer") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about Superficial and orthovoltage radiotherapy for skin cancer, not a curated reading list.
Shares Electron beam therapy systems (linac electrons, total skin electron units, mobile electron IORT), Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome), IMRT / IGRT (modern external beam) and the tag radiation-wave1.
Shares IMRT / IGRT (modern external beam) and the tag radiation-wave1.
Shares IMRT / IGRT (modern external beam) and the tag radiation-wave1.
Shares IMRT / IGRT (modern external beam) and the tag radiation-wave1.
Shares IMRT / IGRT (modern external beam) and the tag radiation-wave1.
Shares IMRT / IGRT (modern external beam) and the tag radiation-wave1.
Shares IMRT / IGRT (modern external beam) and the tag radiation-wave1.
Shares IMRT / IGRT (modern external beam) and the tag radiation-wave1.