[Importance of mammography for assessing the results of the radiation treatment of nodular forms of breast cancer]. / Znachenie mammografii dlia otsenki rezul'tatov luchevogo lecheniia uzlovatykh form raka molochnoi zhelezy.

The study using clinico-roentgenological data on 62 patients was concerned with the effectiveness of mammography in evaluating radiation response. Tumor regression was registered in 58 cases. Changes in the X-ray picture in the course and after treatment as well as X-ray signs of radiation injury are described. Mammography proved more reliable than clinical examination in evaluating the degree of tumor regression.