Figure 1. Electronic surface brachytherapy uses a portable machine (Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System; iCAD) about the size of a laser to generate precise, accurately targeted doses of radiation applied through an applicator placed directly on the skin.
Photo: Philip Werschler, M.D.
Figure 2. Patient with squamous cell carcinoma on the right antihelix shown before treatment. Photo: Ajay Bhatnagar, M.D.
Figure 3. Patient with squamous cell carcinoma on the right antihelix shown one year after treatment with 40 Gy to a 3mm depth. Photo: Ajay Bhatnagar, M.D.
Figure 4. Patient with squamous cell carcinoma on the left cheek shown before treatment. Photo: Ajay Bhatnagar, M.D.
Figure 5. Patient with squamous cell carcinoma on the left cheek shown one year after treatment with 40 Gy to a 5mm depth. Photo: Ajay Bhatnagar, M.D.
Figure 6. Patient with basal cell carcinoma on left tip of nose shown before treatment. Photo: Ajay Bhatnagar, M.D.
Figure 7. Patient with basal cell carcinoma on left tip of nose shown 23 months after treatment with 40 Gy to a 3mm depth. Photo: Ajay Bhatnagar, M.D.