Gérard JP, Dejean C, Montagne L, Benezery K, Doyen J, Hannoun Levi JM. A brief history of contact X-ray brachytherapy 50 kVp.
Cancer Radiother 2020;
24:222-225. [PMID:
32171676 DOI:
10.1016/j.canrad.2020.01.002]
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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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