[Percutaneous radiotherapy of malignant tumors of the thyroid (author's transl)]

Survey of the therapeutic problems of malignant tumors of the thyroid with emphasis on technical considerations in percutaneous megavolt therapy. This plays an important part for all forms of mature or immature-cell tumors. Combined with thyroidectomy and 131 iodine therapy it contributed decisively to the excellent results which can be achieved with mature-cell carcinomata.