Has anyone used radiation to treat a plantar wart not responding to other modalities?
If, yes, what dose and fraction size did you use?
Radiation Oncologist
Cutaneous warts are commonly treated with topical salicylic acid and cryotherapy as primary interventions, according to the British Association of Dermatologists' 2014 guidelines for managing cutaneous warts. Should these treatments prove insufficient, additional options include topical immunotherap...
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
I have treated less than 10 over 30 years. I was taught by my partner in 1990. The best dose is as he taught me: 1,000 cGy x 1. Do not try 500 x 2, which I did only once yielding a painful vesicle even though the two doses were one week apart. Do use surface collimation with 1 cm from block edge to ...