Re: Wart Removal

[Lew Helgeson <lewhelgeson@helge.com>]

During my three years in the Army in World War II as an X-ray technician,
we used low energy X-rays, setting the voltage on the Picker Portable X-Ray
machine to about 35 kvp. We checked the dose rate with a Victoreen
Condenser R-Meter. We used exposures with very little filtration of about
30 seconds with the target at about 6 inches from the plantar warts on the
hands or feet. I am sure that modern day technologies are far more
sophisticated.

Lew Helgeson

At 11:08 AM 2/8/00 -0600, you wrote:
>A co-worker told us of a childhood story in which he had a wart removed from 
>his hand via some type of radiation process.  This would have been 
>approximately 30 to 40 years ago.  Is anyone familiar with this type of 
>process, and what type of source, techniques were used?  He now has skin 
>cancer on that arm and hand.  I would expect that this type process is not 
>used anymore?
>
>Scott Nelson
>Radiological Engineering
>scottnelson@alliant-energy.com
>
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