Published July 1988 | Version v1
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Gamma-irradiation of the subphrenic lymph nodes in rheumatoid arthritis

Creators

  • 1. Akademiya Meditsinskikh Nauk SSSR, Moscow. Inst. Revmatizma
  • 2. Nauchno-Issledovatel'skij Inst. Meditsinskoj Radiologii, Obninsk (USSR)

Description

Methods of γ-beam therapy of the retroperitoneal lymph nodes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and therapeutic results are described. The paraaortal and ilioinguinal lymph nodes were irradiated in 20 patients at a dose of 20 Gy during 2 weeks. Half of the patients demonstarted improved general status with a decrease of disease activity and normalization of the articular syndrome

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Russian)
Дистанционное гамма-облучение поддиафрагмальных лимфатических узлов при ревматоидном артрите

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Med. Radiol.
Journal Issue
no.7
Series
Med. Radiol.
ISSN
0025-8334
CODEN
MERAA

INIS

Country of Publication
Russian Federation
Country of Input or Organization
USSR
INIS RN
19105728
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BLOOD COUNT; EFFICIENCY; FRACTIONATED IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; IMMUNITY; LYMPH NODES; PATIENTS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOTHERAPY; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SYMPTOMS
Descriptors DEC
DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRRADIATION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MEDICINE; RADIATIONS; SKELETAL DISEASES; THERAPY