The effect of cotton pad thickness plus compression bandage on radiation doses to irradiated keloid dermoplasty / 中华放射医学与防护杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effect of cotton pad plus compression bandage on radiation doses from radiation therapy of keloid dermoplasty.Methods Radiation doses from electron beams with different energies were measured using Siemens Primus-H accelerator,PTW-Quickcheck and 1-10 layers of dry,wet,blood cotton pad,respectively.Results The cotton pad could be used to prevent errhysis after radiation therapy of keloids.When 5 or more layers of cotton pad,about 2 cm,were used and errhysis still occur red,9 MeV electron beam should be used for the purpose of achieving the desirable dose and treatment result without occurrence of errhysis.Conclusions In clinical practice,to achieve the desirable dose for keloid treatment,electron beam energy should be adapted according to the errhysis situation.It is recommended to provide the measured data to determine the prescribed dose.