[Radiotherapy of benign non-tumorous diseases from the viewpoint of the Hospital for Oncology (Charité): experiences, possibilities and limitations].

With the development of the state of medical knowledge in the special subjects and the increase of medicamentous and physiotherapeutic possibilities the indications of radiotherapy of benign nontumourous diseases changed. The application of radiotherapy altogether decreased in benign diseases. In tabular form the basic rules radiation technique of benign diseases, the indications and possibilities as well as the contraindications of the radiotherapy of benign non-tumourous diseases are described. Own experiences and evaluations confirm that the radiotherapy, for instance in acute parotitis, axillary hidradenitis, degenerative changes of the skeleton, kelloid revisions or chronic pancreatitis is an effective, rapidly acting and economic form of therapy. The knowledge about the possibilities and limits of the radiotherapy of benign non-tumourous diseases belongs to the speciality of internal medicine.