The history of x-ray therapy.
The aim of this article is to present briefly the accidental genesis of x-ray therapy that during its first application provoked great expectations and euphoria, soon followed by difficulties and disappointments due to the abuse of radiation and to the inexperience of the first radiotherapists. Nowadays, the use of radiotherapy is restricted to certain types of cancer with excellent treatment results and with less adverse effects.
Karamanou
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Department of History of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Diamantis
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Vladimiros
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Androutsos
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D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000266:history*; D014964:X-Ray Therapy / Q000266:history*