title: [Radiotherapy of non-neoplastic diseases: the situation in Piedmont].
abstract: The authors report the results of a census among the Piedmont region radiation therapy departments during the period 1980-1991 concerning non antineoplastic radiotherapy. Eight out of eleven centers respond to the questionnaire. During the period considered 36,480 patients were treated, with an annual mean of 4056; the number of treated patients varies from 1.2% to over 71.3% in the different centers when compared to the number of neoplastic patients. Arthrosis, osseous angioma, cheloides and verruca were the most treated diseases. Plesioroentgentherapy and roentgentherapy were normally employed; telecesium and telecobalt therapy were also used; only two centers used electron beams or brachytherapy. The doses of radiotherapy were not uniform; also patients' information and follow-up criteria were quite different in the various centers. The authors conclude with a guidelines for future radiotherapy in benign diseases.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Radioterapia, Università degli Studi di Torino.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gabriele
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sciacero
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Novella
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ruo Redda
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nassisi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Melano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giordana
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rovea
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pastore
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Negri
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
vernacular_title: La radioterapia delle affezioni non neoplastiche: la situazione in Piemonte.