The good response of inflammatory diseases to a low dose
radiotherapy is well known. Mainly, this fact is based on experiences made in the time before antibacterial
chemotherapy area. In this study our results are presented which were obtained by treating 90 patients with
radiotherapy in the last years, exlusively. With respect to the end of the treatment a success rate of more than 90% was achieved. This result was compared with literature and with own findings from
radiotherapy of patients with degenerative
joint diseases. From the viewpoint of radio-protection the
radiotherapy should be initiated as early as possible because in these cases better results could be attained at low doses. Especially, the
radiotherapy of the following diseases seems to be favourable:
parotitis,
mastitis,
abscess, furuncle,
paronychia and panaritium. Besides the complications and risks of the
chemotherapy the somatic and genetic
radiation injuries are discussed. When
radiation therapy is applied skilfully the side effects of a locally and regionally limited
therapy may be neglected. It is recommended to extend the indication for
radiotherapy of inflammatory diseases.