[Radiotherapy of basal cell epitheliomas of the face (author's transl)].

Great advances have been made in the techniques used for radiotherapy, both in safety measures to avoid accidents due to dosage errors, and by the use of new rays such as electrons from accelerators which permit more selective irradiation avoiding surrounding tissues. The authors discuss the indications for the different radiotherapy methods used in basal cell epitheliomas of the face, when compared with or used in association with other procedures such as operative therapy, in relation to the characteristics of the tumor, its proximity to delicate organs, the age of the patient. The possible esthetic and functional sequelae, and the cost to society.