Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy for the osteoarthritis of knee joint: the radiobiological background, dose distribution analysis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most frequent rheumatological pathology of the joints. Standard medical treatment does not always allow to stop the pain syndrome. The alternative method of pain treatment causes by OA is orthovoltage X-ray therapy (OVRT). It was used from 1970. The maximum dose by OVRT li...

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Main Authors: М. V. Маkаrоvа, M. Yu. Vаlkov, D. Yu. Tretjakov
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: QUASAR, LLC 2018-09-01
Series:Issledovaniâ i Praktika v Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.rpmj.ru/rpmj/article/view/290