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Radium vs Cesium 137 in the Treatment of Skin Cancer A Comparative Study of Their Dose‐rates and Effects

Authors: WILFRED E. WOOLDRIDGE MD, ERNEST LORENC MD

Abstract

Cesium 137, having certain similarities to radium, has been proposed as a substitute for the latter in the irradiation of skin lesions. The authors question the alleged advantages of cesium over radium, believing that it is unnecessary to change from an older well tried source of irradiation.

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