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(Color) Progression of a wound in a patient following cardiac ablation procedure. The arm remained in the primary beam near the port of the x-ray tube with the separator cone removed. (a) Fluorographic image illustrating arm in the beam; (b) erythema about 3 weeks after procedure; (c) ulcer at 5 months after procedure; (d) debridement at 8 months after the procedure; (e) surgical flap 10 months after procedure. (Reproduced with permission from Ref. 21.)
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The right humerus was directly in the beam at the port [see Fig. 2(a)]. About three weeks after the procedure, a bright erythema was demonstrated [Fig. 2(b)]. The condition worsened and at five months a large ulcer the size of the collimated x-ray port developed [Fig. 2(c)]. At eight months a debridement was performed and a surgical flap was put in place [Figs. 2(d) and 2(e)].