title: Plesiotherapy for non-melanoma skin cancer: innovating to overcome!
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The non-surgical management of non-melanoma skin cancers is an area requiring clinical investigation. Radiotherapy has a role in treatment for a defined subset of patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The application of radiotherapy is subject to availability of proper equipment, non-availability of which precludes appropriate radiotherapy in most centers in third world countries.
  
  
  METHODS
  The introduction of innovations is needed to circumvent this. Plesiotherapy is such a mode of therapy for non-melanoma skin cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The introduction of innovations is needed to circumvent this. Plesiotherapy is such a mode of therapy for non-melanoma skin cancer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this paper we present successful management of a cohort of non-melanoma skin cancer patients with plesiotherapy using stepping source(192) Ir HDR source.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Plesiothrapy is an effective mode of therapy for non-melanoma skin cancer.
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, AMRI Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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