The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine (1906) (14757870155)

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Title: The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: American Radium Society American Roentgen Ray Society
Subjects: Radiotherapy X-rays
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. C.C. Thomas
Contributing Library: Internet Archive
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Fig. 8. Fpillielioma ol the upper lip wliich responded promptly to six erythema doses of liltercd rays,totaling 150 ma. min. Tlic area covered by the lesion is perfectly smooth and the tissues arc soft.T\yo and a half years alter treatment there is absolutely no trace of the lesion, the area treatedbeing but a shade whiter than the surrounding skin. t(i tlu lorniula ol \\ itherbee and Rcnicrfor filtered dosage, an or\ thema dose wasadministered at each sitting. The smaller of exposures. The rays were, in each case. ten exposures. The only factor that was\aried with this technique was the number Fractional Dose Method of Treating Cutaneous Malignancies 731 sharply hmited, by means of cones and minum, and four thiclcnesses of sole-leathershields, to the lesion and a narrow strip of with an 8 in. parallel spark-gap and askin surrounding it. When practical, target-skin distance of 10 in. I have not
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Fig. 0. Epithelioma covering two-thirds of the lower lip. Eleven erythema doses totaling 275 ma. min.given from different positions were distributed over a period of six weeks. Two years after treatmentthere was no noticeable evidence of the lesion or the after-effects of the treatment. the skin covering the lymphatic channelsdraining the area occupied by the lesion seen fit to alter this technique and am using it at the present time. ^^^ ^iff^K- .^!Sr-