The radiotherapeutical use of high energy electrons in West Germany.
Germany has always deserved a great interest to electron beam radiotherapy (betatron, linear accelerator). At St. Vincentius Hospital in Karlsruhe the percentage of electron treated patients grew up in the years from 15% to 45%. Electron energies between 7 and 12 MeV are the most commonly used. Major RT Centres need a wider range of energies (5/7-20 MeV), but the minor ones should have at least electron beams of 5-12/15 MeV.
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St. Vincentius Hospitals, Karlsruhe, BRD.
D004583:Electrons; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D010315:Particle Accelerators / Q000600:supply & distribution; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*