Non-melanoma skin cancer is the most common cancer in the world today, with approximately 1.5 million cases in 2016—and that number is growing rapidly. While this type of cancer has a low morbidity rate, surgical treatment often leaves patients with dysfunctions,...
In this webcast, Dr. Richard Shaffer presents on a range of clinical conditions that can be treated with superficial-orthovoltage radiotherapy machines. The presentation primarily focuses on the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer, including several illustrative...
Clinicians use Xstrahl equipment to treat a variety of conditions Including non-melanoma skin cancer, and other benign and palliative applications.
Most clinicians think of radiotherapy in the context of cancer treatment. Although superficial radiation therapy is often used to treat skin cancer, there are many benign conditions where this treatment modality provides excellent clinical outcomes and a positive...
Radiotherapy has long been advocated as an alternative treatment in early Dupuytren's disease, however independent analysis of its use has not been carried out before. In their paper “Radiotherapy in Dupuytren's disease: a...
The pain relief effect of the radiation was known after the discovery of the x-ray beams at the end of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century the radiation therapy was used to treat not only benign conditions but also malignant tumours. This has...
Dupuytren's contracture is incredibly common, with rates in England of 20% of the population over the age of 65 having the disease. Causing a debilitating curling of fingers and toes, the most common treatment is surgery, causing long term and painful recovery. ...
Dupuytren's disease (DD) is a common fibroproliferative condition of the hand which tends to cause progressive digital flexion contracture. Therapeutic strategies to treat the disease include radiotherapy, injections of collagenase clostridium histolyticum, needle...