A brief history of contact X-ray brachytherapy 50  kVp.

A brief history of contact X-ray brachytherapy 50 kVp. Cancer Radiother. 2020 Mar 11;: Authors: Gérard JP, Dejean C, Montagne L, Benezery K, Doyen J, Hannoun Levi JM Abstract Contact X ray brachytherapy 50 kVp was initiated in the 1930s with the Siemens unit and popularized with the Philips unit in the 1950s. A renaissance was seen in the early 2000s with the Intrabeam™ unit for breast IORT. Presently the Papillon™ systems thanks to its high dose rate (>10Gy/mn) can be used to treat breast (IORT), skin, eyelid and rectal cancers. Future developments are expected to consolidate the place of contact radiotherapy as a safe and efficient treatment for accessible early tumors. PMID: 32171676 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cancer Radiotherapie - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Cancer Radiother Source Type: research