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JOHN S. STRAUSS, M.D.; ALBERT M. KLIGMAN, M.D., Ph.D.

AMA Arch Derm Syphilol. 1954;69(3):331-341.

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THE DEPILATORY effect of superficial x-rays is curative in almost all cases of epidemic tinea capitis due to Microsporum audouini. In this country the Adamson-Kienböck method of administering the radiation has achieved widespread usage. The radiation is delivered over five unshielded focal points which are approximately 5 in. (13 cm.) apart. Earlier investigators have noted that it is not possible to achieve a uniform dosage when irradiating a spheroid object such as the scalp. In the Adamson-Kienböck technique, a considerable degree of overlapping occurs in the regions between the focal points. For this reason there is a significant disparity in dose between the radiation received at the focal points and in the areas of greatest overlap. The use of this method would involve a decided risk if the quantity of radiation absorbed in the areas of overlapping could be shown to approximate the dose required for permanent . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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PHILADELPHIA

From the Department of Dermatology (Donald M. Pillsbury, Professor), University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

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This work was supported by a grant from the U. S. Public Health Service E-381.

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