radiation therapy for tuberculosis

[Chris Alston <alstonc@odrge.odr.georgetown.edu>]

>Reply-To: Shawn Heldebrandt <shawn.heldebrandt@CARLE.COM>
>
>Does anyone have information or reference material concerning radiation
>therapy for tuberculosis.  We have a patient who mentions receiving pelvic
>irradiation for tuberculosis.  The closest I can find is a reference for
>Roentgen therapy for cervical tuberculosis lymphadenitis.
>Would this be a similar (secondary?) infection in the lymphatic system?
>thanks for your assistance
>shawn
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics  http://ojps.aip.org/acm
************************************************************************
The RADSAFE Frequently Asked Questions list, archives and subscription
information can be accessed at http://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/~rad/radsafe.html