“Oxygen Effect Factor” of Human Skin
- 1 July 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 79 (1) , 118-119
- https://doi.org/10.1148/79.1.118
Abstract
The anterior surface of the forearm of one patient and the thigh of a second patient were used as test sites for radiation reaction of skin. In normal skin three 1.5-cm circular fields received 2000, 2500, and 3000 rads (60 kv, 2 cm TSD). With an orthopedic tourniquet applied above the test areas, a parallel set of 3 fields were treated with 4000, 5000, and 6000 rads. The skin reaction in the areas treated under normal conditions were a little more severe than in those treated while a tourniquet was in place. These results give an oxygen effect factor of [greater than or equal to] 2 for 60 kv.Keywords
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