Radiation Therapy I N Skin Cancer1

Neoplasms of the skin present fewer technical difficulties in treatment than those more deeply situated. In the average early case of skin cancer, good results are obtainable with a considerable variety of methods. However, should the lesion be extensive, deeply infiltrating, situated over an irregular contour or over radiosensitive or vital structures, one particular method may offer great. advantages over all others. The treatment of these superficial lesions, therefore, offers an excellent opportunity for the clinician to familiarize himself with the effects and advantages of the various technical methods and with some of the physical principles governing radiation therapy.