The Distribution of Dose in Time during Radiation Therapy of Malignant Tumors,

Abstract

In 1920 Seitz and Wintz proposed the method of the single massive irradiation of malignant tumors, however they soon rejected it because X-ray therapy could not ensure the necessary degree of sterilization of the tumor. Furthermore serious damages to normal tissues appeared simultaneously. The magnitude of carcinocidal dose is determined to a considerable degree by the regularities in the relationship of radiosensitivity of various tissues which were revealed already in 1905 by Bergonie and Tribondeau. Ancel and Vintemberger established that the manifestation of radiation injury depends on the rate of multiplication of cells which is characteristic for one or another tissue. These investigations served as the premise for various systems for the distribution of dose in time. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 1972
Accession Number
AD0749763

Entities

People

  • K. I. Zholkiver
  • S. B. Balmukhanov

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cancer
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Neoplasms
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Injuries
  • Radiotherapy
  • Sterilization
  • Therapy
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Oncology (Cancer Research).
  • Theoretical Analysis.