title: [Ultrahard longitudinal pendulum irradiation of tumors in the region of the visceral cranium (author's transl)].
abstract: An analysis of 71 patients with malignant, mostly extended tumors in the region of the visceral cranium is made, and the irradiation technique as well as the results of a longitudinal pendulum irradiation with high-energy ultrahard X-rays are reported. The advantages in comparison with rays of another quality and with other techniques of irradiation consist in a very small radiation exposure of the skin and in a homogeneous distribution of the dose in the target volume as well as a sparing of the contralateral eye. The adjustment is simple and easy to reproduce, the acute side-effects are small and reversible, the cosmetic result is very good.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005123:Eye / Q000528:radiation effects; D005147:Facial Bones; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*
vernacular_title: Ultraharte Längspendelbestrahlung von Tumoren im Gesichtsschädelbereich.