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A Method of Treatment for Carcinoma of Breast including the Forequarter

St. Thomas's Hospital, S.E.1

W. A. Langmead, M.Sc., A.Inst.P., Physicist

Department of Radiotherapy, St. Thomas's Hospital, S.E.1

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1. A method of X-ray treatment for new growth of breast, including the forequarter, is described, by which a dose of 3000 r throughout the forequarter in twenty-eight days may be given without constitutional upset or severe skin reaction.

2. The isodose curves for the pentagonal distributions are shown and the percentage variation of dosage over the region is discussed. It is claimed that a volume of homogeneous dosage may be attained by this method, the correct physical conditions eliminating the danger of local points of high dosage.