A Review of Carcinoma of the Bladder Treated by Supervoltage X-Rays over a Five-Year Period
| Autor: | Milford D. Schulz, Fletcher H. Colby |
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| Rok vydání: | 1943 |
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| Zdroj: | Radiology. 41:371-377 |
| ISSN: | 1527-1315 0033-8419 |
| DOI: | 10.1148/41.4.371 |
| Popis: | Somewhat more than five years ago a 1,000-kv. unit for the treatment of deep-seated malignant neoplasms was installed at the Collis P. Huntington Memorial Hospital (1) in Boston. Two and a half years ago a similar unit was installed at the Massachusetts General Hospital (2). During this five-year period 139 cases of neoplasm of the bladder have been treated by external irradiation at these two institutions, and it seems appropriate now to evaluate this form of therapy for cancer of the bladder. This report is an attempt to answer such questions as these: 1. Does our experience justify the continued use of this agent in cancer of the bladder? 2. What are the advantages or disadvantages to the patient from this form of treatment? 3. What types of tumor have responded best? 4. What have been the end-results? The manner in which these patients were treated at both institutions is essentially as outlined by Dresser (3). Daily treatments of 300 to 400 r (in air) are given, rotating through anterior, and right a... |
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