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  • Title: Total-skin electron irradiation for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: the Northern Israel Oncology Center experience.
    Author: Kuten A, Stein M, Mandelzweig Y, Tatcher M, Yaacov G, Epelbaum R, Rosenblatt E.
    Journal: Strahlenther Onkol; 1991 Jul; 167(7):392-6. PubMed ID: 1858014.
    Abstract:
    Total-skin electron irradiation (TSEI) is effective and frequently used in the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. A treatment technique has been developed at our center, using the Philips SL 75/10 linear accelerator. In our method, the patient is irradiated in a recumbent position by five pairs of uncollimated electron beams at a source to skin distance of 150 cm. This method provides a practical solution to clinical requirements with respect to uniformity of electron dose and low X-ray contamination. Its implementation does not require special equipment or modification of the linear accelerator, 19 of 23 patients (83%) with mycosis fungoides, treated by this method, achieved complete regression of their cutaneous lesions.
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