Abstract
Electron-beam radiation represents a significant addition to the armamentarium of the clinician wishing to use ionizing radiation for the treatment of skin lesions. With the introduction of the medical linear accelerator, electron-beam radiation has come into routine clinical use. Electrons have many properties that make them well suited for treating the skin, chief among these being a depth of penetration that can be well controlled with little or no exposure to tissue beyond the targeted depth, as occurs in superficial x rays. However, in contrast to superficial photon irradiation, electron radiation is relatively difficult and expensive to produce.
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Breneman, J.C. (1991). Electron-Beam Therapy. In: Modern Dermatologic Radiation Therapy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9041-1_11
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