-
Orthovoltage X-rays are
produced by X-ray
tubes operating at
voltages in the 100–500 kV range, and
therefore the X-rays have a peak
energy in the 100–500...
- by far the most
widely used
sources for
external beam radiotherapy.
Orthovoltage ("superficial") X-rays are used for
treating skin
cancer and superficial...
-
penetrate well to deep
sites within the body.
Lower energy x-rays,
called orthovoltage X-rays, are used to
treat cancers closer to the surface. Megavoltage...
-
accelerator for
radiation therapy such as a
linear accelerator or an
orthovoltage unit.
Monitor units are
measured by
monitor chambers,
which are ionization...
-
severe eczema. They have a
useful depth of up to 5 mm. In some locations,
orthovoltage treatment is
being replaced by
electron therapy or brachytherapy. As...
- are
equipped with
technologies including IMRT and VMAT, a
superficial orthovoltage machine, and
operates a
Gamma Knife (Perfexion)
stereotactic radiosurgery...
-
required to
reach tumors inside the body,
requiring higher voltages.
Orthovoltage X-rays,
which used tube
voltages of 200-500 kV,
began to be used during...
-
angle on
photon beam
spectra and
depth dose
characteristics for X-RAD320
orthovoltage unit".
Reports of
Practical Oncology & Radiotherapy. 18 (3): 148–152...
-
unacceptable damage to
normal tissues. IORT
treatments with low
energy or "
orthovoltage" X-rays
gained advocates throughout the 1930s and 1940s, but the results...
-
deliver IORT. IORT can be
delivered using electron beams (electron IORT),
orthovoltage (250–300 kV) X-rays (X-ray IORT), high-dose-rate
brachytherapy (HDR-IORT)...
