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A brief history of contact X-ray brachytherapy 50 kVp
J P Gérard1, C Dejean1, L Montagne1
1Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, 33, avenue de Valombrose, 06189 Nice cedex 2, France.
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.
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